diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 5f7a955..c324ee9 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@
 {
 	struct kobject *kobj = sd->s_parent->s_dir.kobj;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(sd);
+	if (!sysfs_ignore_lockdep(sd))
+		lockdep_assert_held(sd);
 	return kobj->ktype ? kobj->ktype->sysfs_ops : NULL;
 }