diff --git a/include/linux/lockdep.h b/include/linux/lockdep.h
index b5e6bfe0ae4a..66eee1ba0f2a 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockdep.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockdep.h
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ extern void lockdep_reset(void);
 extern void lockdep_reset_lock(struct lockdep_map *lock);
 extern void lockdep_free_key_range(void *start, unsigned long size);
 extern asmlinkage void lockdep_sys_exit(void);
+extern void lockdep_set_selftest_task(struct task_struct *task);
 
 extern void lockdep_off(void);
 extern void lockdep_on(void);
@@ -395,6 +396,10 @@ static inline void lockdep_on(void)
 {
 }
 
+static inline void lockdep_set_selftest_task(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+}
+
 # define lock_acquire(l, s, t, r, c, n, i)	do { } while (0)
 # define lock_release(l, n, i)			do { } while (0)
 # define lock_downgrade(l, i)			do { } while (0)
diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index 2d4c21a02546..34cd87c65f5d 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ module_param(lock_stat, int, 0644);
  * code to recurse back into the lockdep code...
  */
 static arch_spinlock_t lockdep_lock = (arch_spinlock_t)__ARCH_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+static struct task_struct *lockdep_selftest_task_struct;
 
 static int graph_lock(void)
 {
@@ -331,6 +332,11 @@ void lockdep_on(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lockdep_on);
 
+void lockdep_set_selftest_task(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	lockdep_selftest_task_struct = task;
+}
+
 /*
  * Debugging switches:
  */
diff --git a/lib/locking-selftest.c b/lib/locking-selftest.c
index 1e1bbf171eca..a1705545e6ac 100644
--- a/lib/locking-selftest.c
+++ b/lib/locking-selftest.c
@@ -1989,6 +1989,7 @@ void locking_selftest(void)
 
 	init_shared_classes();
 	debug_locks_silent = !debug_locks_verbose;
+	lockdep_set_selftest_task(current);
 
 	DO_TESTCASE_6R("A-A deadlock", AA);
 	DO_TESTCASE_6R("A-B-B-A deadlock", ABBA);
@@ -2097,5 +2098,6 @@ void locking_selftest(void)
 		printk("---------------------------------\n");
 		debug_locks = 1;
 	}
+	lockdep_set_selftest_task(NULL);
 	debug_locks_silent = 0;
 }