diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 0e40f020573..ebd1e86bef1 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -1841,29 +1841,23 @@ static int mem_cgroup_hierarchical_reclaim(struct mem_cgroup *root_mem,
  */
 static bool mem_cgroup_oom_lock(struct mem_cgroup *mem)
 {
-	int lock_count = -1;
 	struct mem_cgroup *iter, *failed = NULL;
 	bool cond = true;
 
 	for_each_mem_cgroup_tree_cond(iter, mem, cond) {
-		bool locked = iter->oom_lock;
-
-		iter->oom_lock = true;
-		if (lock_count == -1)
-			lock_count = iter->oom_lock;
-		else if (lock_count != locked) {
+		if (iter->oom_lock) {
 			/*
 			 * this subtree of our hierarchy is already locked
 			 * so we cannot give a lock.
 			 */
-			lock_count = 0;
 			failed = iter;
 			cond = false;
-		}
+		} else
+			iter->oom_lock = true;
 	}
 
 	if (!failed)
-		goto done;
+		return true;
 
 	/*
 	 * OK, we failed to lock the whole subtree so we have to clean up
@@ -1877,8 +1871,7 @@ static bool mem_cgroup_oom_lock(struct mem_cgroup *mem)
 		}
 		iter->oom_lock = false;
 	}
-done:
-	return lock_count;
+	return false;
 }
 
 /*