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diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 41541d79e3c8..09b574e7f4df 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -3865,8 +3865,16 @@ int mutex_spin_on_owner(struct mutex *lock, struct thread_info *owner)
/*
* Owner changed, break to re-assess state.
*/
- if (lock->owner != owner)
+ if (lock->owner != owner) {
+ /*
+ * If the lock has switched to a different owner,
+ * we likely have heavy contention. Return 0 to quit
+ * optimistic spinning and not contend further:
+ */
+ if (lock->owner)
+ return 0;
break;
+ }
/*
* Is that owner really running on that cpu?