diff --git a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
index fc605941b9b8..50bc93b3552f 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
@@ -960,22 +960,31 @@ rt_mutex_slowlock(struct rt_mutex *lock, int state,
 /*
  * Slow path try-lock function:
  */
-static inline int
-rt_mutex_slowtrylock(struct rt_mutex *lock)
+static inline int rt_mutex_slowtrylock(struct rt_mutex *lock)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * If the lock already has an owner we fail to get the lock.
+	 * This can be done without taking the @lock->wait_lock as
+	 * it is only being read, and this is a trylock anyway.
+	 */
+	if (rt_mutex_owner(lock))
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * The mutex has currently no owner. Lock the wait lock and
+	 * try to acquire the lock.
+	 */
 	raw_spin_lock(&lock->wait_lock);
 
-	if (likely(rt_mutex_owner(lock) != current)) {
+	ret = try_to_take_rt_mutex(lock, current, NULL);
 
-		ret = try_to_take_rt_mutex(lock, current, NULL);
-		/*
-		 * try_to_take_rt_mutex() sets the lock waiters
-		 * bit unconditionally. Clean this up.
-		 */
-		fixup_rt_mutex_waiters(lock);
-	}
+	/*
+	 * try_to_take_rt_mutex() sets the lock waiters bit
+	 * unconditionally. Clean this up.
+	 */
+	fixup_rt_mutex_waiters(lock);
 
 	raw_spin_unlock(&lock->wait_lock);