diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index a67d5f1072ea..6df0ae197810 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -381,8 +381,22 @@ extern int rcu_my_thread_group_empty(void);
 		}							\
 	} while (0)
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_PROVE_RCU) && !defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU)
+static inline void rcu_preempt_sleep_check(void)
+{
+	rcu_lockdep_assert(!lock_is_held(&rcu_lock_map),
+			   "Illegal context switch in RCU read-side "
+			   "critical section");
+}
+#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU */
+static inline void rcu_preempt_sleep_check(void)
+{
+}
+#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU */
+
 #define rcu_sleep_check()						\
 	do {								\
+		rcu_preempt_sleep_check();				\
 		rcu_lockdep_assert(!lock_is_held(&rcu_bh_lock_map),	\
 				   "Illegal context switch in RCU-bh"	\
 				   " read-side critical section");	\