*head = &kretprobe_inst_table[hash];
        hlist_lock = kretprobe_table_lock_ptr(hash);
-       raw_spin_lock_irqsave(hlist_lock, *flags);
+       /*
+        * Nested is a workaround that will soon not be needed.
+        * There's other protections that make sure the same lock
+        * is not taken on the same CPU that lockdep is unaware of.
+        * Differentiate when it is taken in NMI context.
+        */
+       raw_spin_lock_irqsave_nested(hlist_lock, *flags, !!in_nmi());
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kretprobe_hash_lock);
 
 __acquires(hlist_lock)
 {
        raw_spinlock_t *hlist_lock = kretprobe_table_lock_ptr(hash);
-       raw_spin_lock_irqsave(hlist_lock, *flags);
+       /*
+        * Nested is a workaround that will soon not be needed.
+        * There's other protections that make sure the same lock
+        * is not taken on the same CPU that lockdep is unaware of.
+        * Differentiate when it is taken in NMI context.
+        */
+       raw_spin_lock_irqsave_nested(hlist_lock, *flags, !!in_nmi());
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kretprobe_table_lock);
 
 
        /* TODO: consider to only swap the RA after the last pre_handler fired */
        hash = hash_ptr(current, KPROBE_HASH_BITS);
-       raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rp->lock, flags);
+       /*
+        * Nested is a workaround that will soon not be needed.
+        * There's other protections that make sure the same lock
+        * is not taken on the same CPU that lockdep is unaware of.
+        */
+       raw_spin_lock_irqsave_nested(&rp->lock, flags, 1);
        if (!hlist_empty(&rp->free_instances)) {
                ri = hlist_entry(rp->free_instances.first,
                                struct kretprobe_instance, hlist);
                ri->task = current;
 
                if (rp->entry_handler && rp->entry_handler(ri, regs)) {
-                       raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rp->lock, flags);
+                       raw_spin_lock_irqsave_nested(&rp->lock, flags, 1);
                        hlist_add_head(&ri->hlist, &rp->free_instances);
                        raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rp->lock, flags);
                        return 0;