diff --git a/include/linux/debug_locks.h b/include/linux/debug_locks.h
index 096476f1fb35..493dedb7a67b 100644
--- a/include/linux/debug_locks.h
+++ b/include/linux/debug_locks.h
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@
 #define __LINUX_DEBUG_LOCKING_H
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
 
 struct task_struct;
 
 extern int debug_locks;
 extern int debug_locks_silent;
 
+
+static inline int __debug_locks_off(void)
+{
+	return xchg(&debug_locks, 0);
+}
+
 /*
  * Generic 'turn off all lock debugging' function:
  */
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);
diff --git a/lib/debug_locks.c b/lib/debug_locks.c
index 0218b4693dd8..bc3b11731b9c 100644
--- a/lib/debug_locks.c
+++ b/lib/debug_locks.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int debug_locks_silent;
  */
 int debug_locks_off(void)
 {
-	if (xchg(&debug_locks, 0)) {
+	if (__debug_locks_off()) {
 		if (!debug_locks_silent) {
 			oops_in_progress = 1;
 			console_verbose();