diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 548a1f7ea2c13..c9f31491009fb 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ int ftrace_profile_pages_init(struct ftrace_profile_stat *stat)
 
 	pages = DIV_ROUND_UP(functions, PROFILES_PER_PAGE);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < pages; i++) {
+	for (i = 1; i < pages; i++) {
 		pg->next = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!pg->next)
 			goto out_free;