diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
index a6a79f85c81a..f26415341c75 100644
--- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ static struct kmem_cache *create_pid_cachep(unsigned int level)
 	mutex_lock(&pid_caches_mutex);
 	/* Name collision forces to do allocation under mutex. */
 	if (!*pkc)
-		*pkc = kmem_cache_create(name, len, 0, SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN, 0);
+		*pkc = kmem_cache_create(name, len, 0,
+					 SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN | SLAB_ACCOUNT, 0);
 	mutex_unlock(&pid_caches_mutex);
 	/* current can fail, but someone else can succeed. */
 	return READ_ONCE(*pkc);