diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 21f718472942..27ace4513c43 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -400,11 +400,10 @@ static struct trace_kprobe *find_trace_kprobe(const char *event,
 static int
 enable_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct trace_event_file *file)
 {
+	struct event_file_link *link;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (file) {
-		struct event_file_link *link;
-
 		link = kmalloc(sizeof(*link), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!link) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -424,6 +423,16 @@ enable_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct trace_event_file *file)
 		else
 			ret = enable_kprobe(&tk->rp.kp);
 	}
+
+	if (ret) {
+		if (file) {
+			list_del_rcu(&link->list);
+			kfree(link);
+			tk->tp.flags &= ~TP_FLAG_TRACE;
+		} else {
+			tk->tp.flags &= ~TP_FLAG_PROFILE;
+		}
+	}
  out:
 	return ret;
 }