diff --git a/include/linux/rtmutex.h b/include/linux/rtmutex.h
index 1b92a28dd672..6fd615a0eea9 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtmutex.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtmutex.h
@@ -106,7 +106,14 @@ static inline int rt_mutex_is_locked(struct rt_mutex *lock)
 extern void __rt_mutex_init(struct rt_mutex *lock, const char *name, struct lock_class_key *key);
 extern void rt_mutex_destroy(struct rt_mutex *lock);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+extern void rt_mutex_lock_nested(struct rt_mutex *lock, unsigned int subclass);
+#define rt_mutex_lock(lock) rt_mutex_lock_nested(lock, 0)
+#else
 extern void rt_mutex_lock(struct rt_mutex *lock);
+#define rt_mutex_lock_nested(lock, subclass) rt_mutex_lock(lock)
+#endif
+
 extern int rt_mutex_lock_interruptible(struct rt_mutex *lock);
 extern int rt_mutex_timed_lock(struct rt_mutex *lock,
 			       struct hrtimer_sleeper *timeout);
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
index 65cc0cb984e6..4ad35718f123 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
@@ -1466,6 +1466,29 @@ rt_mutex_fastunlock(struct rt_mutex *lock,
 		rt_mutex_postunlock(&wake_q);
 }
 
+static inline void __rt_mutex_lock(struct rt_mutex *lock, unsigned int subclass)
+{
+	might_sleep();
+
+	mutex_acquire(&lock->dep_map, subclass, 0, _RET_IP_);
+	rt_mutex_fastlock(lock, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, rt_mutex_slowlock);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+/**
+ * rt_mutex_lock_nested - lock a rt_mutex
+ *
+ * @lock: the rt_mutex to be locked
+ * @subclass: the lockdep subclass
+ */
+void __sched rt_mutex_lock_nested(struct rt_mutex *lock, unsigned int subclass)
+{
+	__rt_mutex_lock(lock, subclass);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt_mutex_lock_nested);
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 /**
  * rt_mutex_lock - lock a rt_mutex
  *
@@ -1473,12 +1496,10 @@ rt_mutex_fastunlock(struct rt_mutex *lock,
  */
 void __sched rt_mutex_lock(struct rt_mutex *lock)
 {
-	might_sleep();
-
-	mutex_acquire(&lock->dep_map, 0, 0, _RET_IP_);
-	rt_mutex_fastlock(lock, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, rt_mutex_slowlock);
+	__rt_mutex_lock(lock, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt_mutex_lock);
+#endif
 
 /**
  * rt_mutex_lock_interruptible - lock a rt_mutex interruptible