diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 5c56765c848..18becde8757 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ struct mem_cgroup {
 	/*
 	 * percpu counter.
 	 */
-	struct mem_cgroup_stat_cpu *stat;
+	struct mem_cgroup_stat_cpu __percpu *stat;
 	/*
 	 * used when a cpu is offlined or other synchronizations
 	 * See mem_cgroup_read_stat().