diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index 26b57e2..0cbdbbb 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -3567,6 +3567,9 @@
 	unsigned int depth;
 	int i;
 
+	if (unlikely(!debug_locks))
+		return 0;
+
 	depth = curr->lockdep_depth;
 	/*
 	 * This function is about (re)setting the class of a held lock,