diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
index f474179b6f77..7b77dad41daf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
@@ -993,23 +993,23 @@ static int __sgx_encl_get_backing(struct sgx_encl *encl, unsigned long page_inde
 }
 
 /*
- * When called from ksgxd, returns the mem_cgroup of a struct mm stored
- * in the enclave's mm_list. When not called from ksgxd, just returns
- * the mem_cgroup of the current task.
+ * Find the mem_cgroup to charge for memory allocated on behalf of an enclave.
+ *
+ * Used in sgx_encl_alloc_backing() for backing store allocation.
+ *
+ * Return the mem_cgroup of the given charge_mm. Otherwise return the mem_cgroup
+ * of a struct mm stored in the enclave's mm_list.
  */
-static struct mem_cgroup *sgx_encl_get_mem_cgroup(struct sgx_encl *encl)
+static struct mem_cgroup *sgx_encl_get_mem_cgroup(struct sgx_encl *encl,
+						  struct mm_struct *charge_mm)
 {
 	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = NULL;
 	struct sgx_encl_mm *encl_mm;
 	int idx;
 
-	/*
-	 * If called from normal task context, return the mem_cgroup
-	 * of the current task's mm. The remainder of the handling is for
-	 * ksgxd.
-	 */
-	if (!current_is_ksgxd())
-		return get_mem_cgroup_from_mm(current->mm);
+	 /* Use the charge_mm if given. */
+	if (charge_mm)
+		return get_mem_cgroup_from_mm(charge_mm);
 
 	/*
 	 * Search the enclave's mm_list to find an mm associated with
@@ -1047,8 +1047,9 @@ static struct mem_cgroup *sgx_encl_get_mem_cgroup(struct sgx_encl *encl)
  * @encl:	an enclave pointer
  * @page_index:	enclave page index
  * @backing:	data for accessing backing storage for the page
+ * @charge_mm:	the mm to charge for the allocation
  *
- * When called from ksgxd, sets the active memcg from one of the
+ * When charge_mm is NULL, sets the active memcg from one of the
  * mms in the enclave's mm_list prior to any backing page allocation,
  * in order to ensure that shmem page allocations are charged to the
  * enclave.  Create a backing page for loading data back into an EPC page with
@@ -1060,9 +1061,9 @@ static struct mem_cgroup *sgx_encl_get_mem_cgroup(struct sgx_encl *encl)
  *   -errno otherwise.
  */
 int sgx_encl_alloc_backing(struct sgx_encl *encl, unsigned long page_index,
-			   struct sgx_backing *backing)
+			   struct sgx_backing *backing, struct mm_struct *charge_mm)
 {
-	struct mem_cgroup *encl_memcg = sgx_encl_get_mem_cgroup(encl);
+	struct mem_cgroup *encl_memcg = sgx_encl_get_mem_cgroup(encl, charge_mm);
 	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = set_active_memcg(encl_memcg);
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.h
index fe15ade02ca1..5ce9d108290f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.h
@@ -103,12 +103,11 @@ static inline int sgx_encl_find(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 int sgx_encl_may_map(struct sgx_encl *encl, unsigned long start,
 		     unsigned long end, unsigned long vm_flags);
 
-bool current_is_ksgxd(void);
 void sgx_encl_release(struct kref *ref);
 int sgx_encl_mm_add(struct sgx_encl *encl, struct mm_struct *mm);
 const cpumask_t *sgx_encl_cpumask(struct sgx_encl *encl);
 int sgx_encl_alloc_backing(struct sgx_encl *encl, unsigned long page_index,
-			   struct sgx_backing *backing);
+			   struct sgx_backing *backing, struct mm_struct *charge_mm);
 void sgx_encl_put_backing(struct sgx_backing *backing);
 int sgx_encl_test_and_clear_young(struct mm_struct *mm,
 				  struct sgx_encl_page *page);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/epc_cgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/epc_cgroup.c
index abcf71fe2cba..4faff943ce15 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/epc_cgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/epc_cgroup.c
@@ -200,8 +200,10 @@ static bool sgx_cgroup_lru_empty(struct misc_cg *root)
 
 /*
  * Scan at least @nr_to_scan pages and attempt to reclaim them from the subtree of @root.
+ * Charge backing store allocation to the given mm, @charge_mm.
  */
 static inline void sgx_cgroup_reclaim_pages(struct sgx_cgroup *root,
+					    struct mm_struct *charge_mm,
 					    unsigned int nr_to_scan)
 {
 	struct sgx_cgroup *next_cg = NULL;
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ static inline void sgx_cgroup_reclaim_pages(struct sgx_cgroup *root,
 
 	while (!sgx_cgroup_lru_empty(root->cg) && cnt < nr_to_scan) {
 		next_cg = sgx_cgroup_next_get(root);
-		cnt += sgx_reclaim_pages(&next_cg->lru);
+		cnt += sgx_reclaim_pages(&next_cg->lru, charge_mm);
 		if (next_cg != root)
 			sgx_put_cg(next_cg);
 	}
@@ -247,7 +249,8 @@ static void sgx_cgroup_reclaim_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct sgx_cgroup *root = container_of(work, struct sgx_cgroup, reclaim_work);
 
 	while (sgx_cgroup_should_reclaim(root)) {
-		sgx_cgroup_reclaim_pages(root, SGX_NR_TO_SCAN);
+		/* Indirect reclaim, no mm to charge, so NULL: */
+		sgx_cgroup_reclaim_pages(root, NULL, SGX_NR_TO_SCAN);
 		cond_resched();
 	}
 }
@@ -291,7 +294,7 @@ int sgx_cgroup_try_charge(struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg, enum sgx_reclaim reclaim)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		sgx_cgroup_reclaim_pages(sgx_cg, 1);
+		sgx_cgroup_reclaim_pages(sgx_cg, current->mm, 1);
 
 		cond_resched();
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
index 7b1a19d659ab..b47d627bd370 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ static void sgx_encl_ewb(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page,
 	}
 }
 
-static void sgx_reclaimer_write(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page,
-				struct sgx_backing *backing)
+static void sgx_reclaimer_write(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page, struct sgx_backing *backing,
+				struct mm_struct *charge_mm)
 {
 	struct sgx_encl_page *encl_page = epc_page->owner;
 	struct sgx_encl *encl = encl_page->encl;
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static void sgx_reclaimer_write(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page,
 
 	if (!encl->secs_child_cnt && test_bit(SGX_ENCL_INITIALIZED, &encl->flags)) {
 		ret = sgx_encl_alloc_backing(encl, PFN_DOWN(encl->size),
-					   &secs_backing);
+					   &secs_backing, charge_mm);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ static void sgx_reclaimer_write(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page,
 /**
  * sgx_reclaim_pages() - Attempt to reclaim a fixed number of pages from an LRU
  * @lru:	The LRU from which pages are reclaimed.
+ * @charge_mm:	The mm to charge for backing store allocation.
  *
  * Take a fixed number of pages from the head of a given LRU and reclaim them to
  * the enclave's private shmem files. Skip the pages, which have been accessed
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ static void sgx_reclaimer_write(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page,
  *
  * Return:	Number of pages attempted for reclamation.
  */
-unsigned int sgx_reclaim_pages(struct sgx_epc_lru_list *lru)
+unsigned int sgx_reclaim_pages(struct sgx_epc_lru_list *lru, struct mm_struct *charge_mm)
 {
 	struct sgx_epc_page *chunk[SGX_NR_TO_SCAN];
 	struct sgx_backing backing[SGX_NR_TO_SCAN];
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ unsigned int sgx_reclaim_pages(struct sgx_epc_lru_list *lru)
 		page_index = PFN_DOWN(encl_page->desc - encl_page->encl->base);
 
 		mutex_lock(&encl_page->encl->lock);
-		ret = sgx_encl_alloc_backing(encl_page->encl, page_index, &backing[i]);
+		ret = sgx_encl_alloc_backing(encl_page->encl, page_index, &backing[i], charge_mm);
 		if (ret) {
 			mutex_unlock(&encl_page->encl->lock);
 			goto skip;
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ unsigned int sgx_reclaim_pages(struct sgx_epc_lru_list *lru)
 			continue;
 
 		encl_page = epc_page->owner;
-		sgx_reclaimer_write(epc_page, &backing[i]);
+		sgx_reclaimer_write(epc_page, &backing[i], charge_mm);
 
 		kref_put(&encl_page->encl->refcount, sgx_encl_release);
 		epc_page->flags &= ~SGX_EPC_PAGE_RECLAIMER_TRACKED;
@@ -401,9 +402,9 @@ static bool sgx_should_reclaim_global(unsigned long watermark)
 		sgx_can_reclaim_global();
 }
 
-static void sgx_reclaim_pages_global(void)
+static void sgx_reclaim_pages_global(struct mm_struct *charge_mm)
 {
-	sgx_reclaim_pages(&sgx_global_lru);
+	sgx_reclaim_pages(&sgx_global_lru, charge_mm);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ static void sgx_reclaim_pages_global(void)
 void sgx_reclaim_direct(void)
 {
 	if (sgx_should_reclaim_global(SGX_NR_LOW_PAGES))
-		sgx_reclaim_pages_global();
+		sgx_reclaim_pages_global(current->mm);
 }
 
 static int ksgxd(void *p)
@@ -437,7 +438,8 @@ static int ksgxd(void *p)
 				     sgx_should_reclaim_global(SGX_NR_HIGH_PAGES));
 
 		if (sgx_should_reclaim_global(SGX_NR_HIGH_PAGES))
-			sgx_reclaim_pages_global();
+			/* Indirect reclaim, no mm to charge, so NULL: */
+			sgx_reclaim_pages_global(NULL);
 
 		cond_resched();
 	}
@@ -460,11 +462,6 @@ static bool __init sgx_page_reclaimer_init(void)
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool current_is_ksgxd(void)
-{
-	return current == ksgxd_tsk;
-}
-
 static struct sgx_epc_page *__sgx_alloc_epc_page_from_node(int nid)
 {
 	struct sgx_numa_node *node = &sgx_numa_nodes[nid];
@@ -625,7 +622,7 @@ struct sgx_epc_page *sgx_alloc_epc_page(void *owner, enum sgx_reclaim reclaim)
 		 * Perform a global reclaim to get some pages released from any
 		 * cgroup with reclaimable pages.
 		 */
-		sgx_reclaim_pages_global();
+		sgx_reclaim_pages_global(current->mm);
 		cond_resched();
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h
index 710fff30182d..c428f81ab227 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void sgx_reclaim_direct(void);
 void sgx_mark_page_reclaimable(struct sgx_epc_page *page);
 int sgx_unmark_page_reclaimable(struct sgx_epc_page *page);
 struct sgx_epc_page *sgx_alloc_epc_page(void *owner, enum sgx_reclaim reclaim);
-unsigned int sgx_reclaim_pages(struct sgx_epc_lru_list *lru);
+unsigned int sgx_reclaim_pages(struct sgx_epc_lru_list *lru, struct mm_struct *charge_mm);
 
 void sgx_ipi_cb(void *info);
 
