diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index af4b35450556..aa758236ff6a 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -6209,7 +6209,13 @@ void lockdep_reset_lock(struct lockdep_map *lock)
 		lockdep_reset_lock_reg(lock);
 }
 
-/* Unregister a dynamically allocated key. */
+/*
+ * Unregister a dynamically allocated key.
+ *
+ * Unlike lockdep_register_key(), a search is always done to find a matching
+ * key irrespective of debug_locks to avoid potential invalid access to freed
+ * memory in lock_class entry.
+ */
 void lockdep_unregister_key(struct lock_class_key *key)
 {
 	struct hlist_head *hash_head = keyhashentry(key);
@@ -6224,10 +6230,8 @@ void lockdep_unregister_key(struct lock_class_key *key)
 		return;
 
 	raw_local_irq_save(flags);
-	if (!graph_lock())
-		goto out_irq;
+	lockdep_lock();
 
-	pf = get_pending_free();
 	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(k, hash_head, hash_entry) {
 		if (k == key) {
 			hlist_del_rcu(&k->hash_entry);
@@ -6235,11 +6239,13 @@ void lockdep_unregister_key(struct lock_class_key *key)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!found);
-	__lockdep_free_key_range(pf, key, 1);
-	call_rcu_zapped(pf);
-	graph_unlock();
-out_irq:
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!found && debug_locks);
+	if (found) {
+		pf = get_pending_free();
+		__lockdep_free_key_range(pf, key, 1);
+		call_rcu_zapped(pf);
+	}
+	lockdep_unlock();
 	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	/* Wait until is_dynamic_key() has finished accessing k->hash_entry. */