diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index b2659360..1b83fd8 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -240,8 +240,16 @@
 	 * Also we want to keep up lockdep for staging development and
 	 * post-warning case.
 	 */
-	if (flag != TAINT_CRAP && flag != TAINT_WARN && __debug_locks_off())
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint\n");
+	switch (flag) {
+	case TAINT_CRAP:
+	case TAINT_WARN:
+	case TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND:
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		if (__debug_locks_off())
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint\n");
+	}
 
 	set_bit(flag, &tainted_mask);
 }