diff --git a/kernel/lockdep.c b/kernel/lockdep.c
index a796f1f38ac..7553a28b99c 100644
--- a/kernel/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/lockdep.c
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ out_bug:
 
 unsigned long nr_lock_chains;
 struct lock_chain lock_chains[MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAINS];
-atomic_t nr_chain_hlocks;
+int nr_chain_hlocks;
 static u16 chain_hlocks[MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAIN_HLOCKS];
 
 struct lock_class *lock_chain_get_class(struct lock_chain *chain, int i)
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ static inline int lookup_chain_cache(struct task_struct *curr,
 	struct list_head *hash_head = chainhashentry(chain_key);
 	struct lock_chain *chain;
 	struct held_lock *hlock_curr, *hlock_next;
-	int i, j, n;
+	int i, j, n, cn;
 
 	if (DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled()))
 		return 0;
@@ -1540,9 +1540,15 @@ cache_hit:
 	}
 	i++;
 	chain->depth = curr->lockdep_depth + 1 - i;
-	n = atomic_add_return(chain->depth, &nr_chain_hlocks);
-	if (unlikely(n < MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAIN_HLOCKS)) {
-		chain->base = n - chain->depth;
+	cn = nr_chain_hlocks;
+	while (cn + chain->depth <= MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAIN_HLOCKS) {
+		n = cmpxchg(&nr_chain_hlocks, cn, cn + chain->depth);
+		if (n == cn)
+			break;
+		cn = n;
+	}
+	if (likely(cn + chain->depth <= MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAIN_HLOCKS)) {
+		chain->base = cn;
 		for (j = 0; j < chain->depth - 1; j++, i++) {
 			int lock_id = curr->held_locks[i].class - lock_classes;
 			chain_hlocks[chain->base + j] = lock_id;
diff --git a/kernel/lockdep_internals.h b/kernel/lockdep_internals.h
index db09b176dd3..c3600a091a2 100644
--- a/kernel/lockdep_internals.h
+++ b/kernel/lockdep_internals.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct lock_class *lock_chain_get_class(struct lock_chain *chain, int i);
 extern unsigned long nr_lock_classes;
 extern unsigned long nr_list_entries;
 extern unsigned long nr_lock_chains;
-extern atomic_t nr_chain_hlocks;
+extern int nr_chain_hlocks;
 extern unsigned long nr_stack_trace_entries;
 
 extern unsigned int nr_hardirq_chains;
diff --git a/kernel/lockdep_proc.c b/kernel/lockdep_proc.c
index 14d052c8a83..9b0e940e254 100644
--- a/kernel/lockdep_proc.c
+++ b/kernel/lockdep_proc.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_lockdep_operations = {
 	.release	= seq_release,
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
 static void *lc_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	struct lock_chain *chain;
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_lockdep_chains_operations = {
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
 	.release	= seq_release,
 };
+#endif /* CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING */
 
 static void lockdep_stats_debug_show(struct seq_file *m)
 {
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ static int lockdep_stats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	seq_printf(m, " dependency chains:             %11lu [max: %lu]\n",
 			nr_lock_chains, MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAINS);
 	seq_printf(m, " dependency chain hlocks:       %11d [max: %lu]\n",
-			atomic_read(&nr_chain_hlocks), MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAIN_HLOCKS);
+			nr_chain_hlocks, MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAIN_HLOCKS);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
@@ -750,8 +752,10 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_lock_stat_operations = {
 static int __init lockdep_proc_init(void)
 {
 	proc_create("lockdep", S_IRUSR, NULL, &proc_lockdep_operations);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
 	proc_create("lockdep_chains", S_IRUSR, NULL,
 		    &proc_lockdep_chains_operations);
+#endif
 	proc_create("lockdep_stats", S_IRUSR, NULL,
 		    &proc_lockdep_stats_operations);