diff --git a/include/linux/kgdb.h b/include/linux/kgdb.h
index b072aeb1fd78..4d6fe87fd38f 100644
--- a/include/linux/kgdb.h
+++ b/include/linux/kgdb.h
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ extern void gdbstub_exit(int status);
 extern int			kgdb_single_step;
 extern atomic_t			kgdb_active;
 #define in_dbg_master() \
-	(raw_smp_processor_id() == atomic_read(&kgdb_active))
+	(irqs_disabled() && (smp_processor_id() == atomic_read(&kgdb_active)))
 extern bool dbg_is_early;
 extern void __init dbg_late_init(void);
 extern void kgdb_panic(const char *msg);