diff --git a/libcfs/include/libcfs/linux/linux-lock.h b/libcfs/include/libcfs/linux/linux-lock.h
index 2f7ba364dc428797f6e9cd2667858280eba8fc98..f29442878617340099289c3325f9befa22a0eeca 100644
--- a/libcfs/include/libcfs/linux/linux-lock.h
+++ b/libcfs/include/libcfs/linux/linux-lock.h
@@ -157,9 +157,8 @@ struct lock_class_key {
         ;
 };
 
-#ifndef lockdep_set_class
-# define lockdep_set_class(lock, key) do {;} while (0)
-#endif
+# define lockdep_set_class(lock, key) \
+        do { (void)sizeof (lock);(void)sizeof (key); } while (0)
 
 /* This has to be a macro, so that `subclass' can be undefined in kernels that
  * do not support lockdep. */