diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/ftrace.c
index b94d8db5ddcc..c40fdcdeb950 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long *parent, unsigned long self_addr,
 	 */
 	old = *parent;
 
-	if (function_graph_enter(old, self_addr, frame_pointer, parent))
+	if (!function_graph_enter(old, self_addr, frame_pointer, parent))
 		*parent = return_hooker;
 }