diff --git a/fs/userfaultfd.c b/fs/userfaultfd.c
index 356d2b8568c1..681881dc8a9d 100644
--- a/fs/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/fs/userfaultfd.c
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ static inline struct userfaultfd_wait_queue *find_userfault_in(
 	wait_queue_entry_t *wq;
 	struct userfaultfd_wait_queue *uwq;
 
-	VM_BUG_ON(!spin_is_locked(&wqh->lock));
+	lockdep_assert_held(&wqh->lock);
 
 	uwq = NULL;
 	if (!waitqueue_active(wqh))