diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem-rt.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem-rt.c
index 274172d5bb3a..b61edc4dcb73 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem-rt.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem-rt.c
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ void __up_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&sem->readers))
 		return;
 
-	might_sleep();
 	raw_spin_lock_irq(&m->wait_lock);
 	/*
 	 * Wake the writer, i.e. the rtmutex owner. It might release the
diff --git a/localversion-rt b/localversion-rt
index 75493460c41f..66a5ed8bf3d7 100644
--- a/localversion-rt
+++ b/localversion-rt
@@ -1 +1 @@
--rt51
+-rt52
