diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index 468814e8c504..4df75ab4ee9d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -4796,6 +4796,19 @@ static int __init cma_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * There is a rare lock ordering dependency in cma_netdev_callback()
+	 * that only happens when bonding is enabled. Teach lockdep that rtnl
+	 * must never be nested under lock so it can find these without having
+	 * to test with bonding.
+	 */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOCKDEP)) {
+		rtnl_lock();
+		mutex_lock(&lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&lock);
+		rtnl_unlock();
+	}
+
 	cma_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("rdma_cm", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
 	if (!cma_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;