diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index 774ab79d3ec7..f2df5f86af28 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -3128,17 +3128,17 @@ static int __lock_acquire(struct lockdep_map *lock, unsigned int subclass,
 	if (depth) {
 		hlock = curr->held_locks + depth - 1;
 		if (hlock->class_idx == class_idx && nest_lock) {
-			if (hlock->references) {
-				/*
-				 * Check: unsigned int references:12, overflow.
-				 */
-				if (DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(hlock->references == (1 << 12)-1))
-					return 0;
+			if (!references)
+				references++;
 
+			if (!hlock->references)
 				hlock->references++;
-			} else {
-				hlock->references = 2;
-			}
+
+			hlock->references += references;
+
+			/* Overflow */
+			if (DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(hlock->references < references))
+				return 0;
 
 			return 1;
 		}