diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index 282332914350..1f6a2f1226fa 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -5303,7 +5303,7 @@ int __lock_is_held(const struct lockdep_map *lock, int read)
 		struct held_lock *hlock = curr->held_locks + i;
 
 		if (match_held_lock(hlock, lock)) {
-			if (read == -1 || hlock->read == read)
+			if (read == -1 || !!hlock->read == read)
 				return 1;
 
 			return 0;