diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index e1bdc4bfd275bb0e59200dcbe6cc13c182e3f80d..872a98e13d6ab7ce2b833cf073925048c43807f9 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
 		return 1;
 	if (debug_locks)
 		lockdep_opinion = lock_is_held(&rcu_sched_lock_map);
-	return lockdep_opinion || preempt_count() != 0;
+	return lockdep_opinion || preempt_count() != 0 || irqs_disabled();
 }
 #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT */
 static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static inline int rcu_read_lock_bh_held(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
 {
-	return !rcu_scheduler_active || preempt_count() != 0;
+	return !rcu_scheduler_active || preempt_count() != 0 || irqs_disabled();
 }
 #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT */
 static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)