diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 67f182c..1b782a2 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -430,16 +430,15 @@
  * memcg_create_kmem_cache - Create a cache for a memory cgroup.
  * @memcg: The memory cgroup the new cache is for.
  * @root_cache: The parent of the new cache.
- * @memcg_name: The name of the memory cgroup (used for naming the new cache).
  *
  * This function attempts to create a kmem cache that will serve allocation
  * requests going from @memcg to @root_cache. The new cache inherits properties
  * from its parent.
  */
 struct kmem_cache *memcg_create_kmem_cache(struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
-					   struct kmem_cache *root_cache,
-					   const char *memcg_name)
+					   struct kmem_cache *root_cache)
 {
+	static char memcg_name_buf[NAME_MAX + 1]; /* protected by slab_mutex */
 	struct kmem_cache *s = NULL;
 	char *cache_name;
 
@@ -448,8 +447,10 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
 
+	cgroup_name(mem_cgroup_css(memcg)->cgroup,
+		    memcg_name_buf, sizeof(memcg_name_buf));
 	cache_name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s(%d:%s)", root_cache->name,
-			       memcg_cache_id(memcg), memcg_name);
+			       memcg_cache_id(memcg), memcg_name_buf);
 	if (!cache_name)
 		goto out_unlock;