diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 9f1ddfef84b5..07db2feb8572 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -101,10 +101,7 @@ extern struct lockdep_map rcu_sched_lock_map;
 # define rcu_read_release_sched() \
 		lock_release(&rcu_sched_lock_map, 1, _THIS_IP_)
 
-static inline int debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled(void)
-{
-	return likely(rcu_scheduler_active && debug_locks);
-}
+extern int debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled(void);
 
 /**
  * rcu_read_lock_held - might we be in RCU read-side critical section?
diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c
index 63fe25433980..03a7ea1579f6 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupdate.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_scheduler_active);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 
+int debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled(void)
+{
+	return rcu_scheduler_active && debug_locks &&
+	       current->lockdep_recursion == 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled);
+
 /**
  * rcu_read_lock_bh_held - might we be in RCU-bh read-side critical section?
  *