diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index 8169706df767..30a1c0e32573 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -1683,33 +1683,90 @@ unsigned long lockdep_count_backward_deps(struct lock_class *class)
 }
 
 /*
- * Prove that the dependency graph starting at <entry> can not
- * lead to <target>. Print an error and return 0 if it does.
+ * Check that the dependency graph starting at <src> can lead to
+ * <target> or not. Print an error and return 0 if it does.
  */
 static noinline int
-check_noncircular(struct lock_list *root, struct lock_class *target,
-		struct lock_list **target_entry)
+check_path(struct lock_class *target, struct lock_list *src_entry,
+	   struct lock_list **target_entry)
 {
-	int result;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = __bfs_forwards(src_entry, (void *)target, class_equal,
+			     target_entry);
+
+	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
+		print_bfs_bug(ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Prove that the dependency graph starting at <src> can not
+ * lead to <target>. If it can, there is a circle when adding
+ * <target> -> <src> dependency.
+ *
+ * Print an error and return 0 if it does.
+ */
+static noinline int
+check_noncircular(struct held_lock *src, struct held_lock *target,
+		  struct lock_trace *trace)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct lock_list *uninitialized_var(target_entry);
+	struct lock_list src_entry = {
+		.class = hlock_class(src),
+		.parent = NULL,
+	};
 
 	debug_atomic_inc(nr_cyclic_checks);
 
-	result = __bfs_forwards(root, target, class_equal, target_entry);
+	ret = check_path(hlock_class(target), &src_entry, &target_entry);
 
-	return result;
+	if (unlikely(!ret)) {
+		if (!trace->nr_entries) {
+			/*
+			 * If save_trace fails here, the printing might
+			 * trigger a WARN but because of the !nr_entries it
+			 * should not do bad things.
+			 */
+			save_trace(trace);
+		}
+
+		print_circular_bug(&src_entry, target_entry, src, target);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check that the dependency graph starting at <src> can lead to
+ * <target> or not. If it can, <src> -> <target> dependency is already
+ * in the graph.
+ *
+ * Print an error and return 2 if it does or 1 if it does not.
+ */
 static noinline int
-check_redundant(struct lock_list *root, struct lock_class *target,
-		struct lock_list **target_entry)
+check_redundant(struct held_lock *src, struct held_lock *target)
 {
-	int result;
+	int ret;
+	struct lock_list *uninitialized_var(target_entry);
+	struct lock_list src_entry = {
+		.class = hlock_class(src),
+		.parent = NULL,
+	};
 
 	debug_atomic_inc(nr_redundant_checks);
 
-	result = __bfs_forwards(root, target, class_equal, target_entry);
+	ret = check_path(hlock_class(target), &src_entry, &target_entry);
 
-	return result;
+	if (!ret) {
+		debug_atomic_inc(nr_redundant);
+		ret = 2;
+	} else if (ret < 0)
+		ret = 0;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
@@ -2307,9 +2364,7 @@ static int
 check_prev_add(struct task_struct *curr, struct held_lock *prev,
 	       struct held_lock *next, int distance, struct lock_trace *trace)
 {
-	struct lock_list *uninitialized_var(target_entry);
 	struct lock_list *entry;
-	struct lock_list this;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!hlock_class(prev)->key || !hlock_class(next)->key) {
@@ -2340,25 +2395,9 @@ check_prev_add(struct task_struct *curr, struct held_lock *prev,
 	 * MAX_CIRCULAR_QUEUE_SIZE) which keeps track of a breadth of nodes
 	 * in the graph whose neighbours are to be checked.
 	 */
-	this.class = hlock_class(next);
-	this.parent = NULL;
-	ret = check_noncircular(&this, hlock_class(prev), &target_entry);
-	if (unlikely(!ret)) {
-		if (!trace->nr_entries) {
-			/*
-			 * If save_trace fails here, the printing might
-			 * trigger a WARN but because of the !nr_entries it
-			 * should not do bad things.
-			 */
-			save_trace(trace);
-		}
-		print_circular_bug(&this, target_entry, next, prev);
+	ret = check_noncircular(next, prev, trace);
+	if (unlikely(ret <= 0))
 		return 0;
-	}
-	else if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
-		print_bfs_bug(ret);
-		return 0;
-	}
 
 	if (!check_irq_usage(curr, prev, next))
 		return 0;
@@ -2392,18 +2431,9 @@ check_prev_add(struct task_struct *curr, struct held_lock *prev,
 	/*
 	 * Is the <prev> -> <next> link redundant?
 	 */
-	this.class = hlock_class(prev);
-	this.parent = NULL;
-	ret = check_redundant(&this, hlock_class(next), &target_entry);
-	if (!ret) {
-		debug_atomic_inc(nr_redundant);
-		return 2;
-	}
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		print_bfs_bug(ret);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
+	ret = check_redundant(prev, next);
+	if (ret != 1)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (!trace->nr_entries && !save_trace(trace))
 		return 0;