diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
index f6dddb3a8f4a2..04eb28f7735fb 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
@@ -912,6 +912,8 @@ int cgroup1_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 	opt = fs_parse(fc, cgroup1_fs_parameters, param, &result);
 	if (opt == -ENOPARAM) {
 		if (strcmp(param->key, "source") == 0) {
+			if (param->type != fs_value_is_string)
+				return invalf(fc, "Non-string source");
 			if (fc->source)
 				return invalf(fc, "Multiple sources not supported");
 			fc->source = param->string;