diff --git a/fs/kernfs/mount.c b/fs/kernfs/mount.c
index 6a5f04a..95dcd1d 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/mount.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int kernfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb)
+static int kernfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long magic)
 {
 	struct kernfs_super_info *info = kernfs_info(sb);
 	struct inode *inode;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 	sb->s_blocksize = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-	sb->s_magic = SYSFS_MAGIC;
+	sb->s_magic = magic;
 	sb->s_op = &kernfs_sops;
 	sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
  * @fs_type: file_system_type of the fs being mounted
  * @flags: mount flags specified for the mount
  * @root: kernfs_root of the hierarchy being mounted
+ * @magic: file system specific magic number
  * @new_sb_created: tell the caller if we allocated a new superblock
  * @ns: optional namespace tag of the mount
  *
@@ -142,8 +143,8 @@
  * The return value can be passed to the vfs layer verbatim.
  */
 struct dentry *kernfs_mount_ns(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
-			       struct kernfs_root *root, bool *new_sb_created,
-			       const void *ns)
+				struct kernfs_root *root, unsigned long magic,
+				bool *new_sb_created, const void *ns)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	struct kernfs_super_info *info;
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@
 		*new_sb_created = !sb->s_root;
 
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		error = kernfs_fill_super(sb);
+		error = kernfs_fill_super(sb, magic);
 		if (error) {
 			deactivate_locked_super(sb);
 			return ERR_PTR(error);
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/mount.c b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
index 8794423..8a49486 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define DEBUG
 
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/user_namespace.h>
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@
 	}
 
 	ns = kobj_ns_grab_current(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET);
-	root = kernfs_mount_ns(fs_type, flags, sysfs_root, &new_sb, ns);
+	root = kernfs_mount_ns(fs_type, flags, sysfs_root,
+				SYSFS_MAGIC, &new_sb, ns);
 	if (IS_ERR(root) || !new_sb)
 		kobj_ns_drop(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET, ns);
 	return root;
diff --git a/include/linux/kernfs.h b/include/linux/kernfs.h
index ca1be5c..52bf567 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernfs.h
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@
 
 const void *kernfs_super_ns(struct super_block *sb);
 struct dentry *kernfs_mount_ns(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
-			       struct kernfs_root *root, bool *new_sb_created,
-			       const void *ns);
+			       struct kernfs_root *root, unsigned long magic,
+			       bool *new_sb_created, const void *ns);
 void kernfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb);
 
 void kernfs_init(void);
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@
 
 static inline struct dentry *
 kernfs_mount_ns(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
-		struct kernfs_root *root, bool *new_sb_created, const void *ns)
+		struct kernfs_root *root, unsigned long magic,
+		bool *new_sb_created, const void *ns)
 { return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS); }
 
 static inline void kernfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb) { }
@@ -449,9 +450,11 @@
 
 static inline struct dentry *
 kernfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
-	     struct kernfs_root *root, bool *new_sb_created)
+		struct kernfs_root *root, unsigned long magic,
+		bool *new_sb_created)
 {
-	return kernfs_mount_ns(fs_type, flags, root, new_sb_created, NULL);
+	return kernfs_mount_ns(fs_type, flags, root,
+				magic, new_sb_created, NULL);
 }
 
 #endif	/* __LINUX_KERNFS_H */
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 3f1ca93..ceee0c5 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/init_task.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
@@ -1604,7 +1605,8 @@
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
-	dentry = kernfs_mount(fs_type, flags, root->kf_root, &new_sb);
+	dentry = kernfs_mount(fs_type, flags, root->kf_root,
+				CGROUP_SUPER_MAGIC, &new_sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry) || !new_sb)
 		cgroup_put(&root->cgrp);
 	return dentry;