diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 3fd8c5b..940ca14 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -213,8 +213,14 @@
 
 void add_taint(unsigned flag)
 {
-	/* can't trust the integrity of the kernel anymore: */
-	debug_locks = 0;
+	/*
+	 * Can't trust the integrity of the kernel anymore.
+	 * We don't call directly debug_locks_off() because the issue
+	 * is not necessarily serious enough to set oops_in_progress to 1
+	 */
+	if (__debug_locks_off())
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "Disabling lockdep due to kernel taint\n");
+
 	set_bit(flag, &tainted_mask);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_taint);