diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
index cbc4a91b131e..3386dc9aa333 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -703,6 +703,9 @@ void prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long *parent, unsigned long self_addr,
 	unsigned long return_hooker = (unsigned long)
 				&return_to_handler;
 
+	if (unlikely(ftrace_graph_is_dead()))
+		return;
+
 	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&current->tracing_graph_pause)))
 		return;