diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index 9ab1a965c3b9..bca0f7f71cde 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -2302,18 +2302,6 @@ static int check_irq_usage(struct task_struct *curr, struct held_lock *prev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void inc_chains(void)
-{
-	if (current->hardirq_context)
-		nr_hardirq_chains++;
-	else {
-		if (current->softirq_context)
-			nr_softirq_chains++;
-		else
-			nr_process_chains++;
-	}
-}
-
 #else
 
 static inline int check_irq_usage(struct task_struct *curr,
@@ -2321,13 +2309,27 @@ static inline int check_irq_usage(struct task_struct *curr,
 {
 	return 1;
 }
+#endif /* CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS */
 
-static inline void inc_chains(void)
+static void inc_chains(int irq_context)
 {
-	nr_process_chains++;
+	if (irq_context & LOCK_CHAIN_HARDIRQ_CONTEXT)
+		nr_hardirq_chains++;
+	else if (irq_context & LOCK_CHAIN_SOFTIRQ_CONTEXT)
+		nr_softirq_chains++;
+	else
+		nr_process_chains++;
 }
 
-#endif /* CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS */
+static void dec_chains(int irq_context)
+{
+	if (irq_context & LOCK_CHAIN_HARDIRQ_CONTEXT)
+		nr_hardirq_chains--;
+	else if (irq_context & LOCK_CHAIN_SOFTIRQ_CONTEXT)
+		nr_softirq_chains--;
+	else
+		nr_process_chains--;
+}
 
 static void
 print_deadlock_scenario(struct held_lock *nxt, struct held_lock *prv)
@@ -2847,7 +2849,7 @@ static inline int add_chain_cache(struct task_struct *curr,
 
 	hlist_add_head_rcu(&chain->entry, hash_head);
 	debug_atomic_inc(chain_lookup_misses);
-	inc_chains();
+	inc_chains(chain->irq_context);
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -3600,7 +3602,8 @@ mark_usage(struct task_struct *curr, struct held_lock *hlock, int check)
 
 static inline unsigned int task_irq_context(struct task_struct *task)
 {
-	return 2 * !!task->hardirq_context + !!task->softirq_context;
+	return LOCK_CHAIN_HARDIRQ_CONTEXT * !!task->hardirq_context +
+	       LOCK_CHAIN_SOFTIRQ_CONTEXT * !!task->softirq_context;
 }
 
 static int separate_irq_context(struct task_struct *curr,
@@ -4805,6 +4808,8 @@ static void remove_class_from_lock_chain(struct pending_free *pf,
 		return;
 	/* Overwrite the chain key for concurrent RCU readers. */
 	WRITE_ONCE(chain->chain_key, chain_key);
+	dec_chains(chain->irq_context);
+
 	/*
 	 * Note: calling hlist_del_rcu() from inside a
 	 * hlist_for_each_entry_rcu() loop is safe.
@@ -4826,6 +4831,7 @@ static void remove_class_from_lock_chain(struct pending_free *pf,
 	}
 	*new_chain = *chain;
 	hlist_add_head_rcu(&new_chain->entry, chainhashentry(chain_key));
+	inc_chains(new_chain->irq_context);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep_internals.h b/kernel/locking/lockdep_internals.h
index 18d85aebbb57..a525368b8cf6 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep_internals.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep_internals.h
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ static const unsigned long LOCKF_USED_IN_IRQ_READ =
 #define STACK_TRACE_HASH_SIZE	16384
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Bit definitions for lock_chain.irq_context
+ */
+#define LOCK_CHAIN_SOFTIRQ_CONTEXT	(1 << 0)
+#define LOCK_CHAIN_HARDIRQ_CONTEXT	(1 << 1)
+
 #define MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAINS	(1UL << MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAINS_BITS)
 
 #define MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAIN_HLOCKS (MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAINS*5)