1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 3fd8c5bf8b39..940ca14f6dbf 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -213,8 +213,14 @@ unsigned long get_taint(void)
 
 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);