diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
index cb866c3141af2..918730d749325 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ static bool check_user_trigger(struct trace_event_file *file)
 {
 	struct event_trigger_data *data;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(data, &file->triggers, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(data, &file->triggers, list,
+				lockdep_is_held(&event_mutex)) {
 		if (data->flags & EVENT_TRIGGER_FL_PROBE)
 			continue;
 		return true;