diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index f52481b1c1e5..237050478f28 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -459,6 +459,8 @@ static int oom_kill_process(struct task_struct *p, gfp_t gfp_mask, int order,
 	list_for_each_entry(c, &p->children, sibling) {
 		if (c->mm == p->mm)
 			continue;
+		if (mem && !task_in_mem_cgroup(c, mem))
+			continue;
 		if (!oom_kill_task(c))
 			return 0;
 	}