diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
index a4aba7b8bb8b..6c20c9f90a05 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
@@ -876,8 +876,6 @@ static void cooling_device_stats_setup(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 	unsigned long states = cdev->max_state + 1;
 	int var;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&cdev->lock);
-
 	var = sizeof(*stats);
 	var += sizeof(*stats->time_in_state) * states;
 	var += sizeof(*stats->trans_table) * states * states;
@@ -903,8 +901,6 @@ out:
 
 static void cooling_device_stats_destroy(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 {
-	lockdep_assert_held(&cdev->lock);
-
 	kfree(cdev->stats);
 	cdev->stats = NULL;
 }
@@ -931,6 +927,8 @@ void thermal_cooling_device_destroy_sysfs(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 
 void thermal_cooling_device_stats_reinit(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 {
+	lockdep_assert_held(&cdev->lock);
+
 	cooling_device_stats_destroy(cdev);
 	cooling_device_stats_setup(cdev);
 }