diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index ef04d03b3286d..e5ae36ebe8afd 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include <linux/task_io_accounting_ops.h>
 #include <linux/tracehook.h>
 #include <trace/sched.h>
-#include <linux/ftrace.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
@@ -1128,7 +1127,6 @@ NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code)
 	preempt_disable();
 	/* causes final put_task_struct in finish_task_switch(). */
 	tsk->state = TASK_DEAD;
-	ftrace_retfunc_exit_task(tsk);
 	schedule();
 	BUG();
 	/* Avoid "noreturn function does return".  */
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index fbf4a4c0a628a..d6e1a3205f62d 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ void free_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	prop_local_destroy_single(&tsk->dirties);
 	free_thread_info(tsk->stack);
 	rt_mutex_debug_task_free(tsk);
+	ftrace_retfunc_exit_task(tsk);
 	free_task_struct(tsk);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(free_task);