diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index e57be7031cb34..bf694c709b96f 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -3650,9 +3650,6 @@ __lock_set_class(struct lockdep_map *lock, const char *name,
 	unsigned int depth;
 	int i;
 
-	if (unlikely(!debug_locks))
-		return 0;
-
 	depth = curr->lockdep_depth;
 	/*
 	 * This function is about (re)setting the class of a held lock,