diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/trace.c b/arch/s390/kernel/trace.c
index 21a5df99552b..dde7654f5c68 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/trace.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/trace.c
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ void trace_s390_diagnose_norecursion(int diag_nr)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int *depth;
 
+	/* Avoid lockdep recursion. */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOCKDEP))
+		return;
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	depth = this_cpu_ptr(&diagnose_trace_depth);
 	if (*depth == 0) {