diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 613845769103..1ea995f801ec 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -3564,6 +3564,7 @@ static ssize_t cgroup_pressure_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
 {
 	struct psi_trigger *new;
 	struct cgroup *cgrp;
+	struct psi_group *psi;
 
 	cgrp = cgroup_kn_lock_live(of->kn, false);
 	if (!cgrp)
@@ -3572,7 +3573,8 @@ static ssize_t cgroup_pressure_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
 	cgroup_get(cgrp);
 	cgroup_kn_unlock(of->kn);
 
-	new = psi_trigger_create(&cgrp->psi, buf, nbytes, res);
+	psi = cgroup_ino(cgrp) == 1 ? &psi_system : &cgrp->psi;
+	new = psi_trigger_create(psi, buf, nbytes, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(new)) {
 		cgroup_put(cgrp);
 		return PTR_ERR(new);