diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 11fc3bb456d6..3e2de8fc1891 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -1365,9 +1365,9 @@ static void __unqueue_futex(struct futex_q *q)
 {
 	struct futex_hash_bucket *hb;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_SMP(!q->lock_ptr || !spin_is_locked(q->lock_ptr))
-	    || WARN_ON(plist_node_empty(&q->list)))
+	if (WARN_ON_SMP(!q->lock_ptr) || WARN_ON(plist_node_empty(&q->list)))
 		return;
+	lockdep_assert_held(q->lock_ptr);
 
 	hb = container_of(q->lock_ptr, struct futex_hash_bucket, lock);
 	plist_del(&q->list, &hb->chain);