diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index be57687062aa1..df1ac8aff86fe 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -2913,11 +2913,7 @@ static void *___slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfpflags, int node,
 
 load_freelist:
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
-	lockdep_assert_held(this_cpu_ptr(&s->cpu_slab->lock.lock));
-#else
 	lockdep_assert_held(this_cpu_ptr(&s->cpu_slab->lock));
-#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * freelist is pointing to the list of objects to be used.