diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index be4c1348ddcde20cb242487a3109ed99f1dc5961..8169706df7677d7cafc728f6024b531140a86753 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -4096,7 +4096,7 @@ static int __lock_downgrade(struct lockdep_map *lock, unsigned long ip)
  * @nested is an hysterical artifact, needs a tree wide cleanup.
  */
 static int
-__lock_release(struct lockdep_map *lock, int nested, unsigned long ip)
+__lock_release(struct lockdep_map *lock, unsigned long ip)
 {
 	struct task_struct *curr = current;
 	struct held_lock *hlock;
@@ -4384,7 +4384,7 @@ void lock_release(struct lockdep_map *lock, int nested,
 	check_flags(flags);
 	current->lockdep_recursion = 1;
 	trace_lock_release(lock, ip);
-	if (__lock_release(lock, nested, ip))
+	if (__lock_release(lock, ip))
 		check_chain_key(current);
 	current->lockdep_recursion = 0;
 	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);