diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 81a49e8d54cc..c0137b916aa1 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
 	trap_init();
 	mm_init();
 
+	ftrace_init();
+
 	/* trace_printk can be enabled here */
 	early_trace_init();
 
@@ -673,8 +675,6 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
 		efi_free_boot_services();
 	}
 
-	ftrace_init();
-
 	/* Do the rest non-__init'ed, we're now alive */
 	rest_init();
 }