diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
index e364b424b019..79d2d765a75f 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
@@ -486,9 +486,6 @@ __ww_mutex_lock_check_stamp(struct mutex *lock, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ctx)
 	if (!hold_ctx)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (unlikely(ctx == hold_ctx))
-		return -EALREADY;
-
 	if (ctx->stamp - hold_ctx->stamp <= LONG_MAX &&
 	    (ctx->stamp != hold_ctx->stamp || ctx > hold_ctx)) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES
@@ -514,6 +511,12 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, long state, unsigned int subclass,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (use_ww_ctx) {
+		struct ww_mutex *ww = container_of(lock, struct ww_mutex, base);
+		if (unlikely(ww_ctx == READ_ONCE(ww->ctx)))
+			return -EALREADY;
+	}
+
 	preempt_disable();
 	mutex_acquire_nest(&lock->dep_map, subclass, 0, nest_lock, ip);