diff --git a/kernel/Kconfig.locks b/kernel/Kconfig.locks
index ebdb0043203adb339e7b917dd3bb28b47d2ee480..84d882f3e2993b9ce3fdef1cc6aff5c52a8f4622 100644
--- a/kernel/Kconfig.locks
+++ b/kernel/Kconfig.locks
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ config ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW
 
 config MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER
 	def_bool y
-	depends on SMP && !DEBUG_MUTEXES && ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW
+	depends on SMP && ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW
 
 config RWSEM_SPIN_ON_OWNER
        def_bool y