diff --git a/include/linux/freezer.h b/include/linux/freezer.h
index d3c038ec9a88051c3ed1b71dcd3941ef9951d50d..bcf9e651cc85ddd15a7221db7f2cd217238d7ba1 100644
--- a/include/linux/freezer.h
+++ b/include/linux/freezer.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef FREEZER_H_INCLUDED
 #define FREEZER_H_INCLUDED
 
+#include <linux/debug_locks.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ static inline bool try_to_freeze_unsafe(void)
 
 static inline bool try_to_freeze(void)
 {
+	if (!(current->flags & PF_NOFREEZE))
+		debug_check_no_locks_held();
 	return try_to_freeze_unsafe();
 }