diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index fb07c6d43aff..28f7d47c1d4a 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -1289,8 +1289,6 @@ static int cgroup_show_options(struct seq_file *seq,
 	for_each_subsys(ss, ssid)
 		if (root->subsys_mask & (1 << ssid))
 			seq_printf(seq, ",%s", ss->name);
-	if (root->flags & CGRP_ROOT_SANE_BEHAVIOR)
-		seq_puts(seq, ",sane_behavior");
 	if (root->flags & CGRP_ROOT_NOPREFIX)
 		seq_puts(seq, ",noprefix");
 	if (root->flags & CGRP_ROOT_XATTR)
@@ -1324,6 +1322,7 @@ static int parse_cgroupfs_options(char *data, struct cgroup_sb_opts *opts)
 	bool all_ss = false, one_ss = false;
 	unsigned int mask = -1U;
 	struct cgroup_subsys *ss;
+	int nr_opts = 0;
 	int i;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPUSETS
@@ -1333,6 +1332,8 @@ static int parse_cgroupfs_options(char *data, struct cgroup_sb_opts *opts)
 	memset(opts, 0, sizeof(*opts));
 
 	while ((token = strsep(&o, ",")) != NULL) {
+		nr_opts++;
+
 		if (!*token)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (!strcmp(token, "none")) {
@@ -1417,36 +1418,32 @@ static int parse_cgroupfs_options(char *data, struct cgroup_sb_opts *opts)
 			return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	/* Consistency checks */
-
 	if (opts->flags & CGRP_ROOT_SANE_BEHAVIOR) {
 		pr_warn("sane_behavior: this is still under development and its behaviors will change, proceed at your own risk\n");
-
-		if ((opts->flags & (CGRP_ROOT_NOPREFIX | CGRP_ROOT_XATTR)) ||
-		    opts->cpuset_clone_children || opts->release_agent ||
-		    opts->name) {
-			pr_err("sane_behavior: noprefix, xattr, clone_children, release_agent and name are not allowed\n");
+		if (nr_opts != 1) {
+			pr_err("sane_behavior: no other mount options allowed\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * If the 'all' option was specified select all the
-		 * subsystems, otherwise if 'none', 'name=' and a subsystem
-		 * name options were not specified, let's default to 'all'
-		 */
-		if (all_ss || (!one_ss && !opts->none && !opts->name))
-			for_each_subsys(ss, i)
-				if (!ss->disabled)
-					opts->subsys_mask |= (1 << i);
-
-		/*
-		 * We either have to specify by name or by subsystems. (So
-		 * all empty hierarchies must have a name).
-		 */
-		if (!opts->subsys_mask && !opts->name)
-			return -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * If the 'all' option was specified select all the subsystems,
+	 * otherwise if 'none', 'name=' and a subsystem name options were
+	 * not specified, let's default to 'all'
+	 */
+	if (all_ss || (!one_ss && !opts->none && !opts->name))
+		for_each_subsys(ss, i)
+			if (!ss->disabled)
+				opts->subsys_mask |= (1 << i);
+
+	/*
+	 * We either have to specify by name or by subsystems. (So all
+	 * empty hierarchies must have a name).
+	 */
+	if (!opts->subsys_mask && !opts->name)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/*
 	 * Option noprefix was introduced just for backward compatibility
 	 * with the old cpuset, so we allow noprefix only if mounting just
@@ -1455,7 +1452,6 @@ static int parse_cgroupfs_options(char *data, struct cgroup_sb_opts *opts)
 	if ((opts->flags & CGRP_ROOT_NOPREFIX) && (opts->subsys_mask & mask))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-
 	/* Can't specify "none" and some subsystems */
 	if (opts->subsys_mask && opts->none)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1724,7 +1720,7 @@ static struct dentry *cgroup_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	/* look for a matching existing root */
-	if (!opts.subsys_mask && !opts.none && !opts.name) {
+	if (opts.flags & CGRP_ROOT_SANE_BEHAVIOR) {
 		cgrp_dfl_root_visible = true;
 		root = &cgrp_dfl_root;
 		cgroup_get(&root->cgrp);
@@ -1761,15 +1757,8 @@ static struct dentry *cgroup_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 
-		if (root->flags ^ opts.flags) {
-			if ((root->flags | opts.flags) & CGRP_ROOT_SANE_BEHAVIOR) {
-				pr_err("sane_behavior: new mount options should match the existing superblock\n");
-				ret = -EINVAL;
-				goto out_unlock;
-			} else {
-				pr_warn("new mount options do not match the existing superblock, will be ignored\n");
-			}
-		}
+		if (root->flags ^ opts.flags)
+			pr_warn("new mount options do not match the existing superblock, will be ignored\n");
 
 		/*
 		 * A root's lifetime is governed by its root cgroup.
@@ -4809,8 +4798,7 @@ static void __init cgroup_init_subsys(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, bool early)
  */
 int __init cgroup_init_early(void)
 {
-	static struct cgroup_sb_opts __initdata opts =
-		{ .flags = CGRP_ROOT_SANE_BEHAVIOR };
+	static struct cgroup_sb_opts __initdata opts;
 	struct cgroup_subsys *ss;
 	int i;