diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index 6cbd2b444476..7471d85f54ae 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -3357,7 +3357,8 @@ static int alloc_chain_hlocks(int req)
 		size = chain_block_size(curr);
 		if (likely(size >= req)) {
 			del_chain_block(0, size, chain_block_next(curr));
-			add_chain_block(curr + req, size - req);
+			if (size > req)
+				add_chain_block(curr + req, size - req);
 			return curr;
 		}
 	}