diff --git a/kernel/sched/wait.c b/kernel/sched/wait.c
index 870f97b313e3..5dd47f1103d1 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/wait.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/wait.c
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ static int __wake_up_common(struct wait_queue_head *wq_head, unsigned int mode,
 	wait_queue_entry_t *curr, *next;
 	int cnt = 0;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&wq_head->lock);
+
 	if (bookmark && (bookmark->flags & WQ_FLAG_BOOKMARK)) {
 		curr = list_next_entry(bookmark, entry);