diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 7fd0f8576e4c0..4cee3442bcced 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -678,6 +678,21 @@ static int register_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+static int validate_module_probe_symbol(const char *modname, const char *symbol);
+
+static int register_module_trace_kprobe(struct module *mod, struct trace_kprobe *tk)
+{
+	const char *p;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	p = strchr(trace_kprobe_symbol(tk), ':');
+	if (p)
+		ret = validate_module_probe_symbol(module_name(mod), p + 1);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = __register_trace_kprobe(tk);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* Module notifier call back, checking event on the module */
 static int trace_kprobe_module_callback(struct notifier_block *nb,
 				       unsigned long val, void *data)
@@ -696,7 +711,7 @@ static int trace_kprobe_module_callback(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		if (trace_kprobe_within_module(tk, mod)) {
 			/* Don't need to check busy - this should have gone. */
 			__unregister_trace_kprobe(tk);
-			ret = __register_trace_kprobe(tk);
+			ret = register_module_trace_kprobe(mod, tk);
 			if (ret)
 				pr_warn("Failed to re-register probe %s on %s: %d\n",
 					trace_probe_name(&tk->tp),
@@ -747,17 +762,68 @@ static int count_mod_symbols(void *data, const char *name, unsigned long unused)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static unsigned int number_of_same_symbols(char *func_name)
+static unsigned int number_of_same_symbols(const char *mod, const char *func_name)
 {
 	struct sym_count_ctx ctx = { .count = 0, .name = func_name };
 
-	kallsyms_on_each_match_symbol(count_symbols, func_name, &ctx.count);
+	if (!mod)
+		kallsyms_on_each_match_symbol(count_symbols, func_name, &ctx.count);
 
-	module_kallsyms_on_each_symbol(NULL, count_mod_symbols, &ctx);
+	module_kallsyms_on_each_symbol(mod, count_mod_symbols, &ctx);
 
 	return ctx.count;
 }
 
+static int validate_module_probe_symbol(const char *modname, const char *symbol)
+{
+	unsigned int count = number_of_same_symbols(modname, symbol);
+
+	if (count > 1) {
+		/*
+		 * Users should use ADDR to remove the ambiguity of
+		 * using KSYM only.
+		 */
+		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+	} else if (count == 0) {
+		/*
+		 * We can return ENOENT earlier than when register the
+		 * kprobe.
+		 */
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int validate_probe_symbol(char *symbol)
+{
+	struct module *mod = NULL;
+	char *modname = NULL, *p;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	p = strchr(symbol, ':');
+	if (p) {
+		modname = symbol;
+		symbol = p + 1;
+		*p = '\0';
+		/* Return 0 (defer) if the module does not exist yet. */
+		rcu_read_lock_sched();
+		mod = find_module(modname);
+		if (mod && !try_module_get(mod))
+			mod = NULL;
+		rcu_read_unlock_sched();
+		if (!mod)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = validate_module_probe_symbol(modname, symbol);
+out:
+	if (p)
+		*p = ':';
+	if (mod)
+		module_put(mod);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int trace_kprobe_entry_handler(struct kretprobe_instance *ri,
 				      struct pt_regs *regs);
 
@@ -881,6 +947,14 @@ static int __trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 			trace_probe_log_err(0, BAD_PROBE_ADDR);
 			goto parse_error;
 		}
+		ret = validate_probe_symbol(symbol);
+		if (ret) {
+			if (ret == -EADDRNOTAVAIL)
+				trace_probe_log_err(0, NON_UNIQ_SYMBOL);
+			else
+				trace_probe_log_err(0, BAD_PROBE_ADDR);
+			goto parse_error;
+		}
 		if (is_return)
 			ctx.flags |= TPARG_FL_RETURN;
 		ret = kprobe_on_func_entry(NULL, symbol, offset);
@@ -893,31 +967,6 @@ static int __trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (symbol && !strchr(symbol, ':')) {
-		unsigned int count;
-
-		count = number_of_same_symbols(symbol);
-		if (count > 1) {
-			/*
-			 * Users should use ADDR to remove the ambiguity of
-			 * using KSYM only.
-			 */
-			trace_probe_log_err(0, NON_UNIQ_SYMBOL);
-			ret = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-
-			goto error;
-		} else if (count == 0) {
-			/*
-			 * We can return ENOENT earlier than when register the
-			 * kprobe.
-			 */
-			trace_probe_log_err(0, BAD_PROBE_ADDR);
-			ret = -ENOENT;
-
-			goto error;
-		}
-	}
-
 	trace_probe_log_set_index(0);
 	if (event) {
 		ret = traceprobe_parse_event_name(&event, &group, gbuf,
@@ -1835,21 +1884,9 @@ create_local_trace_kprobe(char *func, void *addr, unsigned long offs,
 	char *event;
 
 	if (func) {
-		unsigned int count;
-
-		count = number_of_same_symbols(func);
-		if (count > 1)
-			/*
-			 * Users should use addr to remove the ambiguity of
-			 * using func only.
-			 */
-			return ERR_PTR(-EADDRNOTAVAIL);
-		else if (count == 0)
-			/*
-			 * We can return ENOENT earlier than when register the
-			 * kprobe.
-			 */
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+		ret = validate_probe_symbol(func);
+		if (ret)
+			return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
 	/*