diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index 37524a47f002..bc91aacaab58 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -666,7 +666,11 @@ static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem,
 	preempt_disable();
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	owner = rwsem_owner_flags(sem, &flags);
-	if ((flags & nonspinnable) || (owner && !owner_on_cpu(owner)))
+	/*
+	 * Don't check the read-owner as the entry may be stale.
+	 */
+	if ((flags & nonspinnable) ||
+	    (owner && !(flags & RWSEM_READER_OWNED) && !owner_on_cpu(owner)))
 		ret = false;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	preempt_enable();