diff --git a/kernel/mutex-debug.c b/kernel/mutex-debug.c
index 1865164..841539d 100644
--- a/kernel/mutex-debug.c
+++ b/kernel/mutex-debug.c
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@
 
 void debug_mutex_unlock(struct mutex *lock)
 {
+	if (unlikely(!debug_locks))
+		return;
+
 	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->owner != current_thread_info());
 	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock);
 	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(!lock->wait_list.prev && !lock->wait_list.next);