diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index 1fcec89a28b9..98af44a7f399 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ static cpumask_var_t	isolated_cpus;		/* CSCB */
  */
 static bool		update_housekeeping;	/* RWCS */
 
+/*
+ * Set if "cpuset_v2_mode" mount option is used
+ * Cached at bind time and not lock protected; accessed via {READ,WRITE}_ONCE
+ */
+static bool		cpuset_v2_mode;
+
 /*
  * Copy of isolated_cpus to be passed to housekeeping_update()
  */
@@ -439,8 +445,7 @@ static inline bool cpuset_v2(void)
  */
 static inline bool is_in_v2_mode(void)
 {
-	return cpuset_v2() ||
-	      (cpuset_cgrp_subsys.root->flags & CGRP_ROOT_CPUSET_V2_MODE);
+	return cpuset_v2() || READ_ONCE(cpuset_v2_mode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3727,6 +3732,8 @@ static void cpuset_bind(struct cgroup_subsys_state *root_css)
 	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
+	WRITE_ONCE(cpuset_v2_mode,
+		   !!(cpuset_cgrp_subsys.root->flags & CGRP_ROOT_CPUSET_V2_MODE));
 	if (is_in_v2_mode()) {
 		cpumask_copy(top_cpuset.cpus_allowed, cpu_possible_mask);
 		cpumask_copy(top_cpuset.effective_xcpus, cpu_possible_mask);