diff --git a/kernel/locking/percpu-rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/percpu-rwsem.c
index 8048a9a255d5e..183a3aaa85099 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/percpu-rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/percpu-rwsem.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ static bool readers_active_check(struct percpu_rw_semaphore *sem)
 
 void percpu_down_write(struct percpu_rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
+	might_sleep();
 	rwsem_acquire(&sem->dep_map, 0, 0, _RET_IP_);
 
 	/* Notify readers to take the slow path. */