diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 7dffcfe17441..9e3dffb09489 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -4401,7 +4401,7 @@ static void css_task_iter_advance_css_set(struct css_task_iter *it)
 			it->task_pos = NULL;
 			return;
 		}
-	} while (!css_set_populated(cset) && !list_empty(&cset->dying_tasks));
+	} while (!css_set_populated(cset) && list_empty(&cset->dying_tasks));
 
 	if (!list_empty(&cset->tasks))
 		it->task_pos = cset->tasks.next;
@@ -4550,6 +4550,10 @@ struct task_struct *css_task_iter_next(struct css_task_iter *it)
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&css_set_lock);
 
+	/* @it may be half-advanced by skips, finish advancing */
+	if (it->flags & CSS_TASK_ITER_SKIPPED)
+		css_task_iter_advance(it);
+
 	if (it->task_pos) {
 		it->cur_task = list_entry(it->task_pos, struct task_struct,
 					  cg_list);