diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index bbad657..27576aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -758,8 +758,7 @@
  * or RTNL. Note : Please prefer rtnl_dereference() or rcu_dereference()
  */
 #define rcu_dereference_rtnl(p)					\
-	rcu_dereference_check(p, rcu_read_lock_held() ||	\
-				 lockdep_rtnl_is_held())
+	rcu_dereference_check(p, lockdep_rtnl_is_held())
 
 /**
  * rtnl_dereference - fetch RCU pointer when updates are prevented by RTNL