diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 5b117110b55b..1f27887aa194 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int timer_flags,
 	/*
 	 * Disarm any old timer after extracting its expiry time.
 	 */
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled());
+	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 
 	ret = 0;
 	old_incr = timer->it.cpu.incr;
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ static void posix_cpu_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timer)
 	/*
 	 * Now re-arm for the new expiry time.
 	 */
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled());
+	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 	arm_timer(timer);
 unlock:
 	unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ void run_posix_cpu_timers(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	struct k_itimer *timer, *next;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled());
+	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 
 	/*
 	 * The fast path checks that there are no expired thread or thread