diff --git a/kernel/lockdep.c b/kernel/lockdep.c
index 7a3ae56b3a7..4f8df01dbe5 100644
--- a/kernel/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/lockdep.c
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ static int save_trace(struct stack_trace *trace)
 	 * complete trace that maxes out the entries provided will be reported
 	 * as incomplete, friggin useless </rant>
 	 */
-	if (trace->entries[trace->nr_entries-1] == ULONG_MAX)
+	if (trace->nr_entries != 0 &&
+	    trace->entries[trace->nr_entries-1] == ULONG_MAX)
 		trace->nr_entries--;
 
 	trace->max_entries = trace->nr_entries;