diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
index 652f602167df..4399cc3f00e4 100644
--- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
+++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
@@ -1268,10 +1268,11 @@ struct kmem_cache *memcg_kmem_get_cache(struct kmem_cache *cachep);
 void memcg_kmem_put_cache(struct kmem_cache *cachep);
 int memcg_kmem_charge_memcg(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp, int order,
 			    struct mem_cgroup *memcg);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG_KMEM
 int memcg_kmem_charge(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp, int order);
 void memcg_kmem_uncharge(struct page *page, int order);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG_KMEM
 extern struct static_key_false memcg_kmem_enabled_key;
 extern struct workqueue_struct *memcg_kmem_cache_wq;
 
@@ -1307,6 +1308,16 @@ extern int memcg_expand_shrinker_maps(int new_id);
 extern void memcg_set_shrinker_bit(struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 				   int nid, int shrinker_id);
 #else
+
+static inline int memcg_kmem_charge(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp, int order)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void memcg_kmem_uncharge(struct page *page, int order)
+{
+}
+
 #define for_each_memcg_cache_index(_idx)	\
 	for (; NULL; )
 
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index f0b58479534f..3c719fec46c5 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -223,9 +223,14 @@ static unsigned long *alloc_thread_stack_node(struct task_struct *tsk, int node)
 		return s->addr;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Allocated stacks are cached and later reused by new threads,
+	 * so memcg accounting is performed manually on assigning/releasing
+	 * stacks to tasks. Drop __GFP_ACCOUNT.
+	 */
 	stack = __vmalloc_node_range(THREAD_SIZE, THREAD_ALIGN,
 				     VMALLOC_START, VMALLOC_END,
-				     THREADINFO_GFP,
+				     THREADINFO_GFP & ~__GFP_ACCOUNT,
 				     PAGE_KERNEL,
 				     0, node, __builtin_return_address(0));
 
@@ -248,9 +253,19 @@ static unsigned long *alloc_thread_stack_node(struct task_struct *tsk, int node)
 static inline void free_thread_stack(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_VMAP_STACK
-	if (task_stack_vm_area(tsk)) {
+	struct vm_struct *vm = task_stack_vm_area(tsk);
+
+	if (vm) {
 		int i;
 
+		for (i = 0; i < THREAD_SIZE / PAGE_SIZE; i++) {
+			mod_memcg_page_state(vm->pages[i],
+					     MEMCG_KERNEL_STACK_KB,
+					     -(int)(PAGE_SIZE / 1024));
+
+			memcg_kmem_uncharge(vm->pages[i], 0);
+		}
+
 		for (i = 0; i < NR_CACHED_STACKS; i++) {
 			if (this_cpu_cmpxchg(cached_stacks[i],
 					NULL, tsk->stack_vm_area) != NULL)
@@ -351,10 +366,6 @@ static void account_kernel_stack(struct task_struct *tsk, int account)
 					    NR_KERNEL_STACK_KB,
 					    PAGE_SIZE / 1024 * account);
 		}
-
-		/* All stack pages belong to the same memcg. */
-		mod_memcg_page_state(vm->pages[0], MEMCG_KERNEL_STACK_KB,
-				     account * (THREAD_SIZE / 1024));
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * All stack pages are in the same zone and belong to the
@@ -370,6 +381,35 @@ static void account_kernel_stack(struct task_struct *tsk, int account)
 	}
 }
 
+static int memcg_charge_kernel_stack(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_VMAP_STACK
+	struct vm_struct *vm = task_stack_vm_area(tsk);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (vm) {
+		int i;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < THREAD_SIZE / PAGE_SIZE; i++) {
+			/*
+			 * If memcg_kmem_charge() fails, page->mem_cgroup
+			 * pointer is NULL, and both memcg_kmem_uncharge()
+			 * and mod_memcg_page_state() in free_thread_stack()
+			 * will ignore this page. So it's safe.
+			 */
+			ret = memcg_kmem_charge(vm->pages[i], GFP_KERNEL, 0);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			mod_memcg_page_state(vm->pages[i],
+					     MEMCG_KERNEL_STACK_KB,
+					     PAGE_SIZE / 1024);
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void release_task_stack(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	if (WARN_ON(tsk->state != TASK_DEAD))
@@ -807,6 +847,9 @@ static struct task_struct *dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *orig, int node)
 	if (!stack)
 		goto free_tsk;
 
+	if (memcg_charge_kernel_stack(tsk))
+		goto free_stack;
+
 	stack_vm_area = task_stack_vm_area(tsk);
 
 	err = arch_dup_task_struct(tsk, orig);