diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_cgroup.c b/mm/hugetlb_cgroup.c
index e20339a346b935..45f94a8697762f 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb_cgroup.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb_cgroup.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static int hugetlb_cgroup_read_numa_stat(struct seq_file *seq, void *dummy)
 	int nid;
 	struct cftype *cft = seq_cft(seq);
 	int idx = MEMFILE_IDX(cft->private);
-	bool legacy = MEMFILE_ATTR(cft->private);
+	bool legacy = !cgroup_subsys_on_dfl(hugetlb_cgrp_subsys);
 	struct hugetlb_cgroup *h_cg = hugetlb_cgroup_from_css(seq_css(seq));
 	struct cgroup_subsys_state *css;
 	unsigned long usage;
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ static void __init __hugetlb_cgroup_file_legacy_init(int idx)
 	/* Add the numa stat file */
 	cft = &h->cgroup_files_legacy[8];
 	snprintf(cft->name, MAX_CFTYPE_NAME, "%s.numa_stat", buf);
-	cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, 1);
+	cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, 0);
 	cft->seq_show = hugetlb_cgroup_read_numa_stat;
 
 	/* NULL terminate the last cft */