diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index 9c4e2a7547d3..2168e94715b9 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -3235,7 +3235,7 @@ mark_lock_irq(struct task_struct *curr, struct held_lock *this,
 	 * Validate that the lock dependencies don't have conflicting usage
 	 * states.
 	 */
-	if ((!read || !dir || STRICT_READ_CHECKS) &&
+	if ((!read || STRICT_READ_CHECKS) &&
 			!usage(curr, this, excl_bit, state_name(new_bit & ~LOCK_USAGE_READ_MASK)))
 		return 0;