diff --git a/kernel/sysctl_check.c b/kernel/sysctl_check.c
index ed6fe51df77a..5a2f2b2bf888 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl_check.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl_check.c
@@ -1432,6 +1432,7 @@ static void set_fail(const char **fail, struct ctl_table *table, const char *str
 		printk(KERN_ERR "sysctl table check failed: ");
 		sysctl_print_path(table);
 		printk(" %s\n", *fail);
+		dump_stack();
 	}
 	*fail = str;
 }