diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index e16766ff184b..e221be724fe8 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -4907,8 +4907,9 @@ void lockdep_unregister_key(struct lock_class_key *key)
 		return;
 
 	raw_local_irq_save(flags);
-	arch_spin_lock(&lockdep_lock);
-	current->lockdep_recursion = 1;
+	if (!graph_lock())
+		goto out_irq;
+
 	pf = get_pending_free();
 	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(k, hash_head, hash_entry) {
 		if (k == key) {
@@ -4920,8 +4921,8 @@ void lockdep_unregister_key(struct lock_class_key *key)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!found);
 	__lockdep_free_key_range(pf, key, 1);
 	call_rcu_zapped(pf);
-	current->lockdep_recursion = 0;
-	arch_spin_unlock(&lockdep_lock);
+	graph_unlock();
+out_irq:
 	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	/* Wait until is_dynamic_key() has finished accessing k->hash_entry. */