diff --git a/include/linux/kprobes.h b/include/linux/kprobes.h
index 30f90c1a0aaf..541df0b5b815 100644
--- a/include/linux/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/kprobes.h
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@ extern int proc_kprobes_optimization_handler(struct ctl_table *table,
 					     int write, void __user *buffer,
 					     size_t *length, loff_t *ppos);
 #endif
+extern void wait_for_kprobe_optimizer(void);
+#else
+static inline void wait_for_kprobe_optimizer(void) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_OPTPROBES */
 #ifdef CONFIG_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE
 extern void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 7367e0ec6f81..199243bba554 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ static void kprobe_optimizer(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 /* Wait for completing optimization and unoptimization */
-static void wait_for_kprobe_optimizer(void)
+void wait_for_kprobe_optimizer(void)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&kprobe_mutex);
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 8485f6738a87..c129fca6ec99 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -1535,6 +1535,11 @@ static __init int kprobe_trace_self_tests_init(void)
 
 end:
 	release_all_trace_kprobes();
+	/*
+	 * Wait for the optimizer work to finish. Otherwise it might fiddle
+	 * with probes in already freed __init text.
+	 */
+	wait_for_kprobe_optimizer();
 	if (warn)
 		pr_cont("NG: Some tests are failed. Please check them.\n");
 	else