diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/kernel.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/kernel.h
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -105,28 +105,31 @@
 	}							\
 } while (0)
 
+/* NOTE: we don't print warn traces when panicking to avoid confusing output */
 #define	WARN_ON(cond) ({					\
-      bool __ret = (cond);					\
-      if (__ret) {						\
+	bool __ret = (cond);					\
+	if (__ret) {						\
 		printf("WARNING %s failed at %s:%d\n",		\
 		    __stringify(cond), __FILE__, __LINE__);	\
-		linux_dump_stack();				\
-      }								\
-      unlikely(__ret);						\
+		if (!SCHEDULER_STOPPED())				\
+			linux_dump_stack();				\
+	}								\
+	unlikely(__ret);						\
 })
 
 #define	WARN_ON_SMP(cond)	WARN_ON(cond)
 
 #define	WARN_ON_ONCE(cond) ({					\
-      static bool __warn_on_once;				\
-      bool __ret = (cond);					\
-      if (__ret && !__warn_on_once) {				\
+	static bool __warn_on_once;				\
+	bool __ret = (cond);					\
+	if (__ret && !__warn_on_once) {				\
 		__warn_on_once = 1;				\
 		printf("WARNING %s failed at %s:%d\n",		\
 		    __stringify(cond), __FILE__, __LINE__);	\
-		linux_dump_stack();				\
-      }								\
-      unlikely(__ret);						\
+		if (!SCHEDULER_STOPPED())				\
+			linux_dump_stack();				\
+	}								\
+	unlikely(__ret);						\
 })
 
 #define	oops_in_progress	SCHEDULER_STOPPED()