diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 0249f4be9b5c..1fbcc748044a 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -2468,7 +2468,6 @@ static struct cgroup_pidlist *cgroup_pidlist_find(struct cgroup *cgrp,
 			/* make sure l doesn't vanish out from under us */
 			down_write(&l->mutex);
 			mutex_unlock(&cgrp->pidlist_mutex);
-			l->use_count++;
 			return l;
 		}
 	}