diff --git a/lib/locking-selftest.c b/lib/locking-selftest.c
index cd0b5c964bd0..2b827b8a1d8c 100644
--- a/lib/locking-selftest.c
+++ b/lib/locking-selftest.c
@@ -2031,11 +2031,13 @@ void locking_selftest(void)
 	print_testname("mixed read-lock/lock-write ABBA");
 	pr_cont("             |");
 	dotest(rlock_ABBA1, FAILURE, LOCKTYPE_RWLOCK);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
 	/*
 	 * Lockdep does indeed fail here, but there's nothing we can do about
 	 * that now.  Don't kill lockdep for it.
 	 */
 	unexpected_testcase_failures--;
+#endif
 
 	pr_cont("             |");
 	dotest(rwsem_ABBA1, FAILURE, LOCKTYPE_RWSEM);