diff --git a/kernel/hung_task.c b/kernel/hung_task.c
index 432c3d71d19536b0f468ec84ecc15d2300752103..2b59c82cc3e1bb0813088cf5e22307d81230e13e 100644
--- a/kernel/hung_task.c
+++ b/kernel/hung_task.c
@@ -98,26 +98,26 @@ static void check_hung_task(struct task_struct *t, unsigned long timeout)
 
 	trace_sched_process_hang(t);
 
-	if (!sysctl_hung_task_warnings)
+	if (!sysctl_hung_task_warnings && !sysctl_hung_task_panic)
 		return;
 
-	if (sysctl_hung_task_warnings > 0)
-		sysctl_hung_task_warnings--;
-
 	/*
 	 * Ok, the task did not get scheduled for more than 2 minutes,
 	 * complain:
 	 */
-	pr_err("INFO: task %s:%d blocked for more than %ld seconds.\n",
-		t->comm, t->pid, timeout);
-	pr_err("      %s %s %.*s\n",
-		print_tainted(), init_utsname()->release,
-		(int)strcspn(init_utsname()->version, " "),
-		init_utsname()->version);
-	pr_err("\"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\""
-		" disables this message.\n");
-	sched_show_task(t);
-	debug_show_all_locks();
+	if (sysctl_hung_task_warnings) {
+		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",
+			print_tainted(), init_utsname()->release,
+			(int)strcspn(init_utsname()->version, " "),
+			init_utsname()->version);
+		pr_err("\"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\""
+			" disables this message.\n");
+		sched_show_task(t);
+		debug_show_all_locks();
+	}
 
 	touch_nmi_watchdog();