diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index bd04f722714f65dea4791076d3f63feb5e16e3c9..6d855ef091ba55e798457f4099594f8f7ea90289 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ static inline void rcu_preempt_sleep_check(void) { }
 #define rcu_sleep_check()						\
 	do {								\
 		rcu_preempt_sleep_check();				\
-		RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(lock_is_held(&rcu_bh_lock_map),	\
+		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))			\
+		    RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(lock_is_held(&rcu_bh_lock_map),	\
 				 "Illegal context switch in RCU-bh read-side critical section"); \
 		RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(lock_is_held(&rcu_sched_lock_map),	\
 				 "Illegal context switch in RCU-sched read-side critical section"); \