diff --git a/lib/spinlock_debug.c b/lib/spinlock_debug.c
index 9c4b025..21c8aaa 100644
--- a/lib/spinlock_debug.c
+++ b/lib/spinlock_debug.c
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ static void __spin_lock_debug(spinlock_t *lock)
 			__delay(1);
 		}
 		/* lockup suspected: */
-		if (print_once) {
-			print_once = 0;
+		if (print_once == 1) {
 			printk(KERN_EMERG "BUG: spinlock lockup on CPU#%d, "
 					"%s/%d, %p\n",
 				raw_smp_processor_id(), current->comm,
@@ -122,7 +121,14 @@ static void __spin_lock_debug(spinlock_t *lock)
 			trigger_all_cpu_backtrace();
 #endif
 		}
+		if (print_once++ > 1000)
+			goto out;
 	}
+	return;
+out:
+	panic("spinlock lockup panic #%llu\n", i);
+	// or:
+	// BUG();
 }
 
 void _raw_spin_lock(spinlock_t *lock)