diff --git a/kernel/hung_task.c b/kernel/hung_task.c
index 1d92016b0b3c42..6ca859715d8a37 100644
--- a/kernel/hung_task.c
+++ b/kernel/hung_task.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static void check_hung_task(struct task_struct *t, unsigned long timeout)
 	 * Ok, the task did not get scheduled for more than 2 minutes,
 	 * complain:
 	 */
-	if (sysctl_hung_task_warnings) {
+	if (sysctl_hung_task_warnings || hung_task_call_panic) {
 		if (sysctl_hung_task_warnings > 0)
 			sysctl_hung_task_warnings--;
 		pr_err("INFO: task %s:%d blocked for more than %ld seconds.\n",