diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/legacy_freezer.c b/kernel/cgroup/legacy_freezer.c
index a3e13e6d5ee4..bee2f9ea5e4a 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/legacy_freezer.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/legacy_freezer.c
@@ -66,15 +66,9 @@ static struct freezer *parent_freezer(struct freezer *freezer)
 bool cgroup_freezing(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	bool ret;
-	unsigned int state;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	/* Check if the cgroup is still FREEZING, but not FROZEN. The extra
-	 * !FROZEN check is required, because the FREEZING bit is not cleared
-	 * when the state FROZEN is reached.
-	 */
-	state = task_freezer(task)->state;
-	ret = (state & CGROUP_FREEZING) && !(state & CGROUP_FROZEN);
+	ret = task_freezer(task)->state & CGROUP_FREEZING;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return ret;