diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index d85baffa3377..730ec0be1afa 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ static int __pg_init_all_paths(struct multipath *m)
 	struct pgpath *pgpath;
 	unsigned long pg_init_delay = 0;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&m->lock);
+
 	if (atomic_read(&m->pg_init_in_progress) || test_bit(MPATHF_PG_INIT_DISABLED, &m->flags))
 		return 0;