diff --git a/mm/list_lru.c b/mm/list_lru.c
index ba76428ceece..c669d87001a6 100644
--- a/mm/list_lru.c
+++ b/mm/list_lru.c
@@ -394,6 +394,12 @@ static void memcg_reparent_list_lru_node(struct list_lru *lru, int nid,
 	int dst_idx = dst_memcg->kmemcg_id;
 	struct list_lru_one *src, *dst;
 
+	/*
+	 * If there is no lru entry in this nlru, we can skip it immediately.
+	 */
+	if (!READ_ONCE(nlru->nr_items))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Since list_lru_{add,del} may be called under an IRQ-safe lock,
 	 * we have to use IRQ-safe primitives here to avoid deadlock.