diff --git a/src/runtime/debugcall.go b/src/runtime/debugcall.go
index ea413bd..e793545 100644
--- a/src/runtime/debugcall.go
+++ b/src/runtime/debugcall.go
@@ -102,11 +102,18 @@
 //
 //go:nosplit
 func debugCallWrap(dispatch uintptr) {
-	var lockedm bool
 	var lockedExt uint32
 	callerpc := getcallerpc()
 	gp := getg()
 
+	// Lock ourselves to the OS thread.
+	//
+	// Debuggers rely on us running on the same thread until we get to
+	// dispatch the function they asked as to.
+	//
+	// We're going to transfer this to the new G we just created.
+	lockOSThread()
+
 	// Create a new goroutine to execute the call on. Run this on
 	// the system stack to avoid growing our stack.
 	systemstack(func() {
@@ -121,27 +128,22 @@
 		}
 		newg.param = unsafe.Pointer(args)
 
-		// If the current G is locked, then transfer that
-		// locked-ness to the new goroutine.
-		if gp.lockedm != 0 {
-			// Save lock state to restore later.
-			mp := gp.m
-			if mp != gp.lockedm.ptr() {
-				throw("inconsistent lockedm")
-			}
-
-			lockedm = true
-			lockedExt = mp.lockedExt
-
-			// Transfer external lock count to internal so
-			// it can't be unlocked from the debug call.
-			mp.lockedInt++
-			mp.lockedExt = 0
-
-			mp.lockedg.set(newg)
-			newg.lockedm.set(mp)
-			gp.lockedm = 0
+		// Transfer locked-ness to the new goroutine.
+		// Save lock state to restore later.
+		mp := gp.m
+		if mp != gp.lockedm.ptr() {
+			throw("inconsistent lockedm")
 		}
+		// Save the external lock count and clear it so
+		// that it can't be unlocked from the debug call.
+		// Note: we already locked internally to the thread,
+		// so if we were locked before we're still locked now.
+		lockedExt = mp.lockedExt
+		mp.lockedExt = 0
+
+		mp.lockedg.set(newg)
+		newg.lockedm.set(mp)
+		gp.lockedm = 0
 
 		// Mark the calling goroutine as being at an async
 		// safe-point, since it has a few conservative frames
@@ -177,13 +179,13 @@
 	// We'll resume here when the call returns.
 
 	// Restore locked state.
-	if lockedm {
-		mp := gp.m
-		mp.lockedExt = lockedExt
-		mp.lockedInt--
-		mp.lockedg.set(gp)
-		gp.lockedm.set(mp)
-	}
+	mp := gp.m
+	mp.lockedExt = lockedExt
+	mp.lockedg.set(gp)
+	gp.lockedm.set(mp)
+
+	// Undo the lockOSThread we did earlier.
+	unlockOSThread()
 
 	gp.asyncSafePoint = false
 }