diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 5a2fcf5bcc4ae9b7cffe93782e9104e6c2508f59..e5583d10a325657620add60075ae0c9eead92617 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ static struct dentry *cgroup_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 		 */
 		cgroup_free_root(opts.new_root);
 
-		if (root->flags != opts.flags) {
+		if ((root->flags ^ opts.flags) & CGRP_ROOT_OPTION_MASK) {
 			if ((root->flags | opts.flags) & CGRP_ROOT_SANE_BEHAVIOR) {
 				pr_err("cgroup: sane_behavior: new mount options should match the existing superblock\n");
 				ret = -EINVAL;