diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index d9968bfc8eac..3e6db0889e2b 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ struct execute_work {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+void wq_init_user_lockdep_map(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
+			      struct lockdep_map *lockdep_map);
 /*
  * NB: because we have to copy the lockdep_map, setting _key
  * here is required, otherwise it could get initialised to the
@@ -401,6 +403,7 @@ enum wq_flags {
 	 * http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1480396
 	 */
 	WQ_POWER_EFFICIENT	= 1 << 7,
+	WQ_USER_OWNED_LOCKDEP	= 1 << 8,	/* allow users to define lockdep map */
 
 	__WQ_DESTROYING		= 1 << 15, /* internal: workqueue is destroying */
 	__WQ_DRAINING		= 1 << 16, /* internal: workqueue is draining */
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 3fbaecfc88c2..228b52b8d7c4 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ struct workqueue_struct {
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
 	char			*lock_name;
 	struct lock_class_key	key;
-	struct lockdep_map	lockdep_map;
+	struct lockdep_map	__lockdep_map;
+	struct lockdep_map	*lockdep_map;
 #endif
 	char			name[WQ_NAME_LEN]; /* I: workqueue name */
 
@@ -3220,7 +3221,7 @@ __acquires(&pool->lock)
 	lockdep_start_depth = lockdep_depth(current);
 	/* see drain_dead_softirq_workfn() */
 	if (!bh_draining)
-		lock_map_acquire(&pwq->wq->lockdep_map);
+		lock_map_acquire(pwq->wq->lockdep_map);
 	lock_map_acquire(&lockdep_map);
 	/*
 	 * Strictly speaking we should mark the invariant state without holding
@@ -3254,7 +3255,7 @@ __acquires(&pool->lock)
 	pwq->stats[PWQ_STAT_COMPLETED]++;
 	lock_map_release(&lockdep_map);
 	if (!bh_draining)
-		lock_map_release(&pwq->wq->lockdep_map);
+		lock_map_release(pwq->wq->lockdep_map);
 
 	if (unlikely((worker->task && in_atomic()) ||
 		     lockdep_depth(current) != lockdep_start_depth ||
@@ -3892,8 +3893,8 @@ static void touch_wq_lockdep_map(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
 	if (wq->flags & WQ_BH)
 		local_bh_disable();
 
-	lock_map_acquire(&wq->lockdep_map);
-	lock_map_release(&wq->lockdep_map);
+	lock_map_acquire(wq->lockdep_map);
+	lock_map_release(wq->lockdep_map);
 
 	if (wq->flags & WQ_BH)
 		local_bh_enable();
@@ -3927,7 +3928,8 @@ void __flush_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
 	struct wq_flusher this_flusher = {
 		.list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(this_flusher.list),
 		.flush_color = -1,
-		.done = COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK_MAP(this_flusher.done, wq->lockdep_map),
+		.done = COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK_MAP(this_flusher.done,
+							   (*wq->lockdep_map)),
 	};
 	int next_color;
 
@@ -4778,26 +4780,54 @@ static int init_worker_pool(struct worker_pool *pool)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+/**
+ * wq_init_user_lockdep_map - init user lockdep map for workqueue
+ * @wq: workqueue to init lockdep map for
+ * @lockdep_map: lockdep map to use for workqueue
+ *
+ * Initialize workqueue with a user defined lockdep map. WQ_USER_OWNED_LOCKDEP
+ * must be set for workqueue.
+ */
+void wq_init_user_lockdep_map(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
+			      struct lockdep_map *lockdep_map)
+{
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(wq->flags & WQ_USER_OWNED_LOCKDEP)))
+		return;
+
+	wq->lockdep_map = lockdep_map;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wq_init_user_lockdep_map);
+
 static void wq_init_lockdep(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
 {
 	char *lock_name;
 
+	if (wq->flags & WQ_USER_OWNED_LOCKDEP)
+		return;
+
 	lockdep_register_key(&wq->key);
 	lock_name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s%s", "(wq_completion)", wq->name);
 	if (!lock_name)
 		lock_name = wq->name;
 
 	wq->lock_name = lock_name;
-	lockdep_init_map(&wq->lockdep_map, lock_name, &wq->key, 0);
+	wq->lockdep_map = &wq->__lockdep_map;
+	lockdep_init_map(wq->lockdep_map, lock_name, &wq->key, 0);
 }
 
 static void wq_unregister_lockdep(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
 {
+	if (wq->flags & WQ_USER_OWNED_LOCKDEP)
+		return;
+
 	lockdep_unregister_key(&wq->key);
 }
 
 static void wq_free_lockdep(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
 {
+	if (wq->flags & WQ_USER_OWNED_LOCKDEP)
+		return;
+
 	if (wq->lock_name != wq->name)
 		kfree(wq->lock_name);
 }
