diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 66836216ebae59..7435ffc6163b83 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ struct cpuhp_cpu_state {
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpuhp_cpu_state, cpuhp_state);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_LOCKDEP) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
+static struct lock_class_key cpuhp_state_key;
+static struct lockdep_map cpuhp_state_lock_map =
+	STATIC_LOCKDEP_MAP_INIT("cpuhp_state", &cpuhp_state_key);
+#endif
+
 /**
  * cpuhp_step - Hotplug state machine step
  * @name:	Name of the step
@@ -403,6 +409,7 @@ static void cpuhp_thread_fun(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	st->should_run = false;
 
+	lock_map_acquire(&cpuhp_state_lock_map);
 	/* Single callback invocation for [un]install ? */
 	if (st->single) {
 		if (st->cb_state < CPUHP_AP_ONLINE) {
@@ -429,6 +436,7 @@ static void cpuhp_thread_fun(unsigned int cpu)
 		else if (st->state > st->target)
 			ret = cpuhp_ap_offline(cpu, st);
 	}
+	lock_map_release(&cpuhp_state_lock_map);
 	st->result = ret;
 	complete(&st->done);
 }
@@ -443,6 +451,9 @@ cpuhp_invoke_ap_callback(int cpu, enum cpuhp_state state, bool bringup,
 	if (!cpu_online(cpu))
 		return 0;
 
+	lock_map_acquire(&cpuhp_state_lock_map);
+	lock_map_release(&cpuhp_state_lock_map);
+
 	/*
 	 * If we are up and running, use the hotplug thread. For early calls
 	 * we invoke the thread function directly.
@@ -486,6 +497,8 @@ static int cpuhp_kick_ap_work(unsigned int cpu)
 	enum cpuhp_state state = st->state;
 
 	trace_cpuhp_enter(cpu, st->target, state, cpuhp_kick_ap_work);
+	lock_map_acquire(&cpuhp_state_lock_map);
+	lock_map_release(&cpuhp_state_lock_map);
 	__cpuhp_kick_ap_work(st);
 	wait_for_completion(&st->done);
 	trace_cpuhp_exit(cpu, st->state, state, st->result);