diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 0236958addcb..655f1db26b12 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -600,7 +600,6 @@ struct rq {
 	/* BKL stats */
 	unsigned int bkl_count;
 #endif
-	struct lock_class_key rq_lock_key;
 };
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED(struct rq, runqueues);
@@ -2759,10 +2758,10 @@ static void double_rq_lock(struct rq *rq1, struct rq *rq2)
 	} else {
 		if (rq1 < rq2) {
 			spin_lock(&rq1->lock);
-			spin_lock(&rq2->lock);
+			spin_lock_nested(&rq2->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		} else {
 			spin_lock(&rq2->lock);
-			spin_lock(&rq1->lock);
+			spin_lock_nested(&rq1->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		}
 	}
 	update_rq_clock(rq1);
@@ -2805,10 +2804,10 @@ static int double_lock_balance(struct rq *this_rq, struct rq *busiest)
 		if (busiest < this_rq) {
 			spin_unlock(&this_rq->lock);
 			spin_lock(&busiest->lock);
-			spin_lock(&this_rq->lock);
+			spin_lock_nested(&this_rq->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 			ret = 1;
 		} else
-			spin_lock(&busiest->lock);
+			spin_lock_nested(&busiest->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -7998,7 +7997,6 @@ void __init sched_init(void)
 
 		rq = cpu_rq(i);
 		spin_lock_init(&rq->lock);
-		lockdep_set_class(&rq->lock, &rq->rq_lock_key);
 		rq->nr_running = 0;
 		init_cfs_rq(&rq->cfs, rq);
 		init_rt_rq(&rq->rt, rq);