diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index e0cbede96783..f95f8470dd38 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -925,15 +925,6 @@ event_create_dir(struct ftrace_event_call *call, struct dentry *d_events,
 	if (strcmp(call->system, TRACE_SYSTEM) != 0)
 		d_events = event_subsystem_dir(call->system, d_events);
 
-	if (call->raw_init) {
-		ret = call->raw_init();
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			pr_warning("Could not initialize trace point"
-				   " events/%s\n", call->name);
-			return ret;
-		}
-	}
-
 	call->dir = debugfs_create_dir(call->name, d_events);
 	if (!call->dir) {
 		pr_warning("Could not create debugfs "
@@ -1058,6 +1049,7 @@ static void trace_module_add_events(struct module *mod)
 	struct ftrace_module_file_ops *file_ops = NULL;
 	struct ftrace_event_call *call, *start, *end;
 	struct dentry *d_events;
+	int ret;
 
 	start = mod->trace_events;
 	end = mod->trace_events + mod->num_trace_events;
@@ -1073,7 +1065,15 @@ static void trace_module_add_events(struct module *mod)
 		/* The linker may leave blanks */
 		if (!call->name)
 			continue;
-
+		if (call->raw_init) {
+			ret = call->raw_init();
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				if (ret != -ENOSYS)
+					pr_warning("Could not initialize trace "
+					"point events/%s\n", call->name);
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
 		/*
 		 * This module has events, create file ops for this module
 		 * if not already done.
@@ -1225,6 +1225,15 @@ static __init int event_trace_init(void)
 		/* The linker may leave blanks */
 		if (!call->name)
 			continue;
+		if (call->raw_init) {
+			ret = call->raw_init();
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				if (ret != -ENOSYS)
+					pr_warning("Could not initialize trace "
+					"point events/%s\n", call->name);
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
 		list_add(&call->list, &ftrace_events);
 		event_create_dir(call, d_events, &ftrace_event_id_fops,
 				 &ftrace_enable_fops, &ftrace_event_filter_fops,