diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.c b/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.c
index 7e3443fe1f48a1dbea11f7287fd3a362f1adb2a7..faf6f5b53e775eefbc7ee4ea734ff0998be68d01 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.c
@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ void debug_mutex_unlock(struct mutex *lock)
 		return;
 
 	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock);
-	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->owner != current);
+
+	if (!lock->owner)
+		DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(!lock->owner);
+	else
+		DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->owner != current);
+
 	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(!lock->wait_list.prev && !lock->wait_list.next);
 	mutex_clear_owner(lock);
 }