diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 3a0d7b8af141..22e9c88f3960 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -510,9 +510,14 @@ static void inode_switch_wbs(struct inode *inode, int new_wb_id)
 	/* find and pin the new wb */
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	memcg_css = css_from_id(new_wb_id, &memory_cgrp_subsys);
-	if (memcg_css)
-		isw->new_wb = wb_get_create(bdi, memcg_css, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (memcg_css && !css_tryget(memcg_css))
+		memcg_css = NULL;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (!memcg_css)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	isw->new_wb = wb_get_create(bdi, memcg_css, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	css_put(memcg_css);
 	if (!isw->new_wb)
 		goto out_free;