diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
index 88a80953ae5e..985ff98272da 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
@@ -920,13 +920,8 @@ static void __find_tracepoint_module_cb(struct tracepoint *tp, struct module *mo
 
 	if (!data->tpoint && !strcmp(data->tp_name, tp->name)) {
 		data->tpoint = tp;
-		if (!data->mod) {
+		if (!data->mod)
 			data->mod = mod;
-			if (!try_module_get(data->mod)) {
-				data->tpoint = NULL;
-				data->mod = NULL;
-			}
-		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -938,13 +933,7 @@ static void __find_tracepoint_cb(struct tracepoint *tp, void *priv)
 		data->tpoint = tp;
 }
 
-/*
- * Find a tracepoint from kernel and module. If the tracepoint is in a module,
- * this increments the module refcount to prevent unloading until the
- * trace_fprobe is registered to the list. After registering the trace_fprobe
- * on the trace_fprobe list, the module refcount is decremented because
- * tracepoint_probe_module_cb will handle it.
- */
+/* Find a tracepoint from kernel and module. */
 static struct tracepoint *find_tracepoint(const char *tp_name,
 					  struct module **tp_mod)
 {
@@ -973,6 +962,7 @@ static void reenable_trace_fprobe(struct trace_fprobe *tf)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Find a tracepoint from specified module. */
 static struct tracepoint *find_tracepoint_in_module(struct module *mod,
 						    const char *tp_name)
 {
@@ -1179,6 +1169,11 @@ static int trace_fprobe_create_internal(int argc, const char *argv[],
 	if (is_tracepoint) {
 		ctx->flags |= TPARG_FL_TPOINT;
 		tpoint = find_tracepoint(symbol, &tp_mod);
+		/* lock module until register this tprobe. */
+		if (tp_mod && !try_module_get(tp_mod)) {
+			tpoint = NULL;
+			tp_mod = NULL;
+		}
 		if (tpoint) {
 			ctx->funcname = kallsyms_lookup(
 				(unsigned long)tpoint->probestub,