diff --git a/include/linux/list_bl.h b/include/linux/list_bl.h
index 9ee97e7f2be..b2adbb4b2f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/list_bl.h
+++ b/include/linux/list_bl.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * some fast and compact auxiliary data.
  */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SMP) || defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK)
+#if defined(CONFIG_SMP)
 #define LIST_BL_LOCKMASK	1UL
 #else
 #define LIST_BL_LOCKMASK	0UL
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ static inline void hlist_bl_set_first(struct hlist_bl_head *h,
 					struct hlist_bl_node *n)
 {
 	LIST_BL_BUG_ON((unsigned long)n & LIST_BL_LOCKMASK);
-	LIST_BL_BUG_ON(!((unsigned long)h->first & LIST_BL_LOCKMASK));
+	LIST_BL_BUG_ON(((unsigned long)h->first & LIST_BL_LOCKMASK) !=
+							LIST_BL_LOCKMASK);
 	h->first = (struct hlist_bl_node *)((unsigned long)n | LIST_BL_LOCKMASK);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/rculist_bl.h b/include/linux/rculist_bl.h
index b872b493724..cf1244fbf3b 100644
--- a/include/linux/rculist_bl.h
+++ b/include/linux/rculist_bl.h
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ static inline void hlist_bl_set_first_rcu(struct hlist_bl_head *h,
 					struct hlist_bl_node *n)
 {
 	LIST_BL_BUG_ON((unsigned long)n & LIST_BL_LOCKMASK);
-	LIST_BL_BUG_ON(!((unsigned long)h->first & LIST_BL_LOCKMASK));
+	LIST_BL_BUG_ON(((unsigned long)h->first & LIST_BL_LOCKMASK) !=
+							LIST_BL_LOCKMASK);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(h->first,
 		(struct hlist_bl_node *)((unsigned long)n | LIST_BL_LOCKMASK));
 }