diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c
index 5beb97bafbb1d..5512ab32c5e0e 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ void prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long *parent, unsigned long self_addr)
 	unsigned long long calltime;
 	struct ftrace_graph_ent trace;
 
+	if (unlikely(ftrace_graph_is_dead()))
+		return;
+
 	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&current->tracing_graph_pause)))
 		return;