diff --git a/kernel/hung_task.c b/kernel/hung_task.c
index 2b59c82cc3e1bb0813088cf5e22307d81230e13e..40c07e4fa116e064668bc6f36e438d67a4905326 100644
--- a/kernel/hung_task.c
+++ b/kernel/hung_task.c
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ static void check_hung_task(struct task_struct *t, unsigned long timeout)
 	 * complain:
 	 */
 	if (sysctl_hung_task_warnings) {
-		sysctl_hung_task_warnings--;
+		if (sysctl_hung_task_warnings > 0)
+			sysctl_hung_task_warnings--;
 		pr_err("INFO: task %s:%d blocked for more than %ld seconds.\n",
 			t->comm, t->pid, timeout);
 		pr_err("      %s %s %.*s\n",