diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 1070b21ba4aa764cde49810130fa8084c690e61e..13f67b5a0a0cb932922ed88cbb806c749789fa64 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ static void __queue_work(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	 * queued or lose PENDING.  Grabbing PENDING and queueing should
 	 * happen with IRQ disabled.
 	 */
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled());
+	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 
 	debug_work_activate(work);