diff --git a/drivers/tty/sysrq.c b/drivers/tty/sysrq.c
index 3ffc1ce29023..6ed8c47312a8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/sysrq.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/sysrq.c
@@ -245,8 +245,10 @@ static void sysrq_handle_showallcpus(int key)
 	 * architecture has no support for it:
 	 */
 	if (!trigger_all_cpu_backtrace()) {
-		struct pt_regs *regs = get_irq_regs();
+		struct pt_regs *regs = NULL;
 
+		if (in_irq())
+			regs = get_irq_regs();
 		if (regs) {
 			pr_info("CPU%d:\n", smp_processor_id());
 			show_regs(regs);
@@ -265,7 +267,10 @@ static struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_showallcpus_op = {
 
 static void sysrq_handle_showregs(int key)
 {
-	struct pt_regs *regs = get_irq_regs();
+	struct pt_regs *regs = NULL;
+
+	if (in_irq())
+		regs = get_irq_regs();
 	if (regs)
 		show_regs(regs);
 	perf_event_print_debug();