diff --git a/kernel/lockdep.c b/kernel/lockdep.c
index 0f389621bb6b42d803224db0f85d161a7c95188c..723bd9f9255687f7820b0e151ae23a3d5ca81e7b 100644
--- a/kernel/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/lockdep.c
@@ -2654,10 +2654,15 @@ static void check_flags(unsigned long flags)
 	if (!debug_locks)
 		return;
 
-	if (irqs_disabled_flags(flags))
-		DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(current->hardirqs_enabled);
-	else
-		DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(!current->hardirqs_enabled);
+	if (irqs_disabled_flags(flags)) {
+		if (DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(current->hardirqs_enabled)) {
+			printk("possible reason: unannotated irqs-off.\n");
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(!current->hardirqs_enabled)) {
+			printk("possible reason: unannotated irqs-on.\n");
+		}
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * We dont accurately track softirq state in e.g.