diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c
index dfc72f15be7f..262235e02c4b 100644
--- a/fs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/fcntl.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ static int setfl(int fd, struct file * filp, unsigned long arg)
 static void f_modown(struct file *filp, struct pid *pid, enum pid_type type,
                      int force)
 {
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(irqs_disabled());
 	write_lock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
 	if (force || !filp->f_owner.pid) {
 		put_pid(filp->f_owner.pid);
@@ -150,7 +151,9 @@ void f_delown(struct file *filp)
 pid_t f_getown(struct file *filp)
 {
 	pid_t pid = 0;
-	read_lock(&filp->f_owner.lock);
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(irqs_disabled());
+	read_lock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (pid_task(filp->f_owner.pid, filp->f_owner.pid_type)) {
 		pid = pid_vnr(filp->f_owner.pid);
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ pid_t f_getown(struct file *filp)
 			pid = -pid;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	read_unlock(&filp->f_owner.lock);
+	read_unlock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
 	return pid;
 }
 
@@ -208,7 +211,8 @@ static int f_getown_ex(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 	struct f_owner_ex owner = {};
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	read_lock(&filp->f_owner.lock);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(irqs_disabled());
+	read_lock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (pid_task(filp->f_owner.pid, filp->f_owner.pid_type))
 		owner.pid = pid_vnr(filp->f_owner.pid);
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@ static int f_getown_ex(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		break;
 	}
-	read_unlock(&filp->f_owner.lock);
+	read_unlock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
 
 	if (!ret) {
 		ret = copy_to_user(owner_p, &owner, sizeof(owner));
@@ -249,10 +253,11 @@ static int f_getowner_uids(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 	uid_t src[2];
 	int err;
 
-	read_lock(&filp->f_owner.lock);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(irqs_disabled());
+	read_lock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
 	src[0] = from_kuid(user_ns, filp->f_owner.uid);
 	src[1] = from_kuid(user_ns, filp->f_owner.euid);
-	read_unlock(&filp->f_owner.lock);
+	read_unlock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
 
 	err  = put_user(src[0], &dst[0]);
 	err |= put_user(src[1], &dst[1]);