diff --git a/include/linux/lockdep.h b/include/linux/lockdep.h
index b6a56e3..d36619e 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockdep.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockdep.h
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@
 
 #define lockdep_assert_held(l)	WARN_ON(debug_locks && !lockdep_is_held(l))
 
+#define lockdep_recursing(tsk)	((tsk)->lockdep_recursion)
+
 #else /* !LOCKDEP */
 
 static inline void lockdep_off(void)
@@ -392,6 +394,8 @@
 
 #define lockdep_assert_held(l)			do { } while (0)
 
+#define lockdep_recursing(tsk)			(0)
+
 #endif /* !LOCKDEP */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCK_STAT
diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index afc8310c..989e4a5 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@
 
 	oops_timestamp = jiffies;
 
+	debug_locks_off();
 	/* If a crash is occurring, make sure we can't deadlock */
 	raw_spin_lock_init(&logbuf_lock);
 	/* And make sure that we print immediately */
@@ -840,9 +841,8 @@
 	boot_delay_msec();
 	printk_delay();
 
-	preempt_disable();
 	/* This stops the holder of console_sem just where we want him */
-	raw_local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	this_cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
 	/*
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@
 		 * recursion and return - but flag the recursion so that
 		 * it can be printed at the next appropriate moment:
 		 */
-		if (!oops_in_progress) {
+		if (!oops_in_progress && !lockdep_recursing(current)) {
 			recursion_bug = 1;
 			goto out_restore_irqs;
 		}
@@ -962,9 +962,8 @@
 
 	lockdep_on();
 out_restore_irqs:
-	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
-	preempt_enable();
 	return printed_len;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(printk);