diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
index 565e4c59db66..eb3e787a3a97 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
@@ -709,8 +709,10 @@ static void purge_effective_progs(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct bpf_prog *prog,
 				pos++;
 			}
 		}
+
+		/* no link or prog match, skip the cgroup of this layer */
+		continue;
 found:
-		BUG_ON(!cg);
 		progs = rcu_dereference_protected(
 				desc->bpf.effective[atype],
 				lockdep_is_held(&cgroup_mutex));