diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
index 784337694a4b..e28d5f0d20ed 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
@@ -681,11 +681,14 @@ int proc_cgroupstats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	 * cgroup_mutex contention.
 	 */
 
-	for_each_subsys(ss, i)
+	for_each_subsys(ss, i) {
+		if (cgroup1_subsys_absent(ss))
+			continue;
 		seq_printf(m, "%s\t%d\t%d\t%d\n",
 			   ss->legacy_name, ss->root->hierarchy_id,
 			   atomic_read(&ss->root->nr_cgrps),
 			   cgroup_ssid_enabled(i));
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }