diff --git a/include/linux/lockdep.h b/include/linux/lockdep.h
index 9ccf0e2..10206a8 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockdep.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockdep.h
@@ -534,4 +534,8 @@
 # define might_lock_read(lock) do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU
+extern void lockdep_rcu_dereference(const char *file, const int line);
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_LOCKDEP_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 839d296..1a4de31 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@
  */
 #define rcu_dereference_check(p, c) \
 	({ \
-		if (debug_locks) \
-			WARN_ON_ONCE(!(c)); \
+		if (debug_locks && !(c)) \
+			lockdep_rcu_dereference(__FILE__, __LINE__); \
 		rcu_dereference_raw(p); \
 	})
 
diff --git a/kernel/lockdep.c b/kernel/lockdep.c
index c62ec14..672c436 100644
--- a/kernel/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/lockdep.c
@@ -3809,3 +3809,21 @@
 		lockdep_print_held_locks(curr);
 	}
 }
+
+void lockdep_rcu_dereference(const char *file, const int line)
+{
+	struct task_struct *curr = current;
+
+	if (!debug_locks_off())
+		return;
+	printk("\n==============================================\n");
+	printk(  "[ BUG: Unsafe rcu_dereference_check() usage! ]\n");
+	printk(  "----------------------------------------------\n");
+	printk("%s:%d invoked rcu_dereference_check() without protection!\n",
+			file, line);
+	printk("\nother info that might help us debug this:\n\n");
+	lockdep_print_held_locks(curr);
+	printk("\nstack backtrace:\n");
+	dump_stack();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lockdep_rcu_dereference);