diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
index 2b83359c19ca..0a4cd4703f40 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap.h
@@ -533,6 +533,10 @@ static inline swp_entry_t get_swap_page(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
 static inline int mem_cgroup_swappiness(struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
 {
+	/* Cgroup2 doesn't have per-cgroup swappiness */
+	if (cgroup_subsys_on_dfl(memory_cgrp_subsys))
+		return vm_swappiness;
+
 	/* root ? */
 	if (mem_cgroup_disabled() || !memcg->css.parent)
 		return vm_swappiness;