--- b/sys/kern/subr_witness.c	
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_witness.c	
@@ -1228,7 +1228,8 @@ witness_checkorder(struct lock_object *lock, int flags, const char *file,
 	 */
 	if (w1 == w) {
 		i = w->w_index;
-		if (!(lock->lo_flags & LO_DUPOK) && !(flags & LOP_DUPOK) &&
+		if (!(w->w_class->lc_flags & LC_RECURSABLE) &&
+			!(lock->lo_flags & LO_DUPOK) && !(flags & LOP_DUPOK) &&
 		    !(w_rmatrix[i][i] & WITNESS_REVERSAL)) {
 		    w_rmatrix[i][i] |= WITNESS_REVERSAL;
 			w->w_reversed = 1;