diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index a44494f..59b100f 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -5026,7 +5026,9 @@
 static u64 memory_current_read(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css,
 			       struct cftype *cft)
 {
-	return mem_cgroup_usage(mem_cgroup_from_css(css), false);
+	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = mem_cgroup_from_css(css);
+
+	return (u64)page_counter_read(&memcg->memory) * PAGE_SIZE;
 }
 
 static int memory_low_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
@@ -5138,6 +5140,7 @@
 static struct cftype memory_files[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "current",
+		.flags = CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT,
 		.read_u64 = memory_current_read,
 	},
 	{