diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index c47788fa85f9..6b283b4f87aa 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -732,7 +732,8 @@ look_up_lock_class(const struct lockdep_map *lock, unsigned int subclass)
 			 * Huh! same key, different name? Did someone trample
 			 * on some memory? We're most confused.
 			 */
-			WARN_ON_ONCE(class->name != lock->name);
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(class->name != lock->name &&
+				     lock->key != &__lockdep_no_validate__);
 			return class;
 		}
 	}