diff --git a/security/device_cgroup.c b/security/device_cgroup.c
index 73455089feef3a11af0d88880fa6423070c50ea5..03c1652c9a1f593669b6d9e3a0bd2e65e47da239 100644
--- a/security/device_cgroup.c
+++ b/security/device_cgroup.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static bool verify_new_ex(struct dev_cgroup *dev_cgroup,
 	bool match = false;
 
 	RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(!rcu_read_lock_held() &&
-			 lockdep_is_held(&devcgroup_mutex),
+			 !lockdep_is_held(&devcgroup_mutex),
 			 "device_cgroup:verify_new_ex called without proper synchronization");
 
 	if (dev_cgroup->behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW) {