diff --git a/include/trace/events/lock.h b/include/trace/events/lock.h
index 17ca287ae176..fde4c3853391 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/lock.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/lock.h
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ TRACE_EVENT(lock_acquire,
 
 TRACE_EVENT(lock_release,
 
-	TP_PROTO(struct lockdep_map *lock, int nested, unsigned long ip),
+	TP_PROTO(struct lockdep_map *lock, unsigned long ip),
 
-	TP_ARGS(lock, nested, ip),
+	TP_ARGS(lock, ip),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__string(name, lock->name)
diff --git a/kernel/lockdep.c b/kernel/lockdep.c
index 31e22e742368..e9c759f06c1d 100644
--- a/kernel/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/lockdep.c
@@ -3227,7 +3227,7 @@ void lock_release(struct lockdep_map *lock, int nested,
 	raw_local_irq_save(flags);
 	check_flags(flags);
 	current->lockdep_recursion = 1;
-	trace_lock_release(lock, nested, ip);
+	trace_lock_release(lock, ip);
 	__lock_release(lock, nested, ip);
 	current->lockdep_recursion = 0;
 	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);