diff --git a/fs/debugfs/file.c b/fs/debugfs/file.c
index e00189aebbf4..3eff92450fd5 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/file.c
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ int debugfs_file_get(struct dentry *dentry)
 			kfree(fsd);
 			fsd = READ_ONCE(dentry->d_fsdata);
 		}
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+		fsd->lock_name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "debugfs:%pd", dentry);
+		lockdep_register_key(&fsd->key);
+		lockdep_init_map(&fsd->lockdep_map, fsd->lock_name ?: "debugfs",
+				 &fsd->key, 0);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -124,6 +130,8 @@ int debugfs_file_get(struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&fsd->active_users))
 		return -EIO;
 
+	lock_map_acquire_read(&fsd->lockdep_map);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_file_get);
@@ -141,6 +149,8 @@ void debugfs_file_put(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct debugfs_fsdata *fsd = READ_ONCE(dentry->d_fsdata);
 
+	lock_map_release(&fsd->lockdep_map);
+
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&fsd->active_users))
 		complete(&fsd->active_users_drained);
 }
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index dcde4199a625..80f4f000dcc1 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -241,6 +241,14 @@ static void debugfs_release_dentry(struct dentry *dentry)
 	if ((unsigned long)fsd & DEBUGFS_FSDATA_IS_REAL_FOPS_BIT)
 		return;
 
+	/* check it wasn't a dir (no fsdata) or automount (no real_fops) */
+	if (fsd && fsd->real_fops) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+		lockdep_unregister_key(&fsd->key);
+		kfree(fsd->lock_name);
+#endif
+	}
+
 	kfree(fsd);
 }
 
@@ -744,6 +752,10 @@ static void __debugfs_file_removed(struct dentry *dentry)
 	fsd = READ_ONCE(dentry->d_fsdata);
 	if ((unsigned long)fsd & DEBUGFS_FSDATA_IS_REAL_FOPS_BIT)
 		return;
+
+	lock_map_acquire(&fsd->lockdep_map);
+	lock_map_release(&fsd->lockdep_map);
+
 	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&fsd->active_users))
 		wait_for_completion(&fsd->active_users_drained);
 }
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/internal.h b/fs/debugfs/internal.h
index f7c489b5a368..c7d61cfc97d2 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/debugfs/internal.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #ifndef _DEBUGFS_INTERNAL_H_
 #define _DEBUGFS_INTERNAL_H_
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
 
 struct file_operations;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,11 @@ struct debugfs_fsdata {
 		struct {
 			refcount_t active_users;
 			struct completion active_users_drained;
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+			struct lockdep_map lockdep_map;
+			struct lock_class_key key;
+			char *lock_name;
+#endif
 		};
 	};
 };