diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 5ccd791761e8f..e41daf2c4a315 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -658,7 +658,6 @@ void ftrace_graph_func(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 		       struct ftrace_ops *op, struct ftrace_regs *fregs)
 {
 	unsigned long sp = arch_ftrace_regs(fregs)->regs.gpr[1];
-	int bit;
 
 	if (unlikely(ftrace_graph_is_dead()))
 		goto out;
@@ -666,14 +665,9 @@ void ftrace_graph_func(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&current->tracing_graph_pause)))
 		goto out;
 
-	bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(ip, parent_ip);
-	if (bit < 0)
-		goto out;
-
 	if (!function_graph_enter(parent_ip, ip, 0, (unsigned long *)sp))
 		parent_ip = ppc_function_entry(return_to_handler);
 
-	ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
 out:
 	arch_ftrace_regs(fregs)->regs.link = parent_ip;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_64_pg.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_64_pg.c
index 98787376eb87c..8fb860b90ae1c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_64_pg.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_64_pg.c
@@ -790,7 +790,6 @@ static unsigned long
 __prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long parent, unsigned long ip, unsigned long sp)
 {
 	unsigned long return_hooker;
-	int bit;
 
 	if (unlikely(ftrace_graph_is_dead()))
 		goto out;
@@ -798,16 +797,11 @@ __prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long parent, unsigned long ip, unsigned long sp
 	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&current->tracing_graph_pause)))
 		goto out;
 
-	bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(ip, parent);
-	if (bit < 0)
-		goto out;
-
 	return_hooker = ppc_function_entry(return_to_handler);
 
 	if (!function_graph_enter(parent, ip, 0, (unsigned long *)sp))
 		parent = return_hooker;
 
-	ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
 out:
 	return parent;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
index 4dd0ad6c94d66..33f50c80f4812 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -615,7 +615,6 @@ void prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long ip, unsigned long *parent,
 			   unsigned long frame_pointer)
 {
 	unsigned long return_hooker = (unsigned long)&return_to_handler;
-	int bit;
 
 	/*
 	 * When resuming from suspend-to-ram, this function can be indirectly
@@ -635,14 +634,8 @@ void prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long ip, unsigned long *parent,
 	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&current->tracing_graph_pause)))
 		return;
 
-	bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(ip, *parent);
-	if (bit < 0)
-		return;
-
 	if (!function_graph_enter(*parent, ip, frame_pointer, parent))
 		*parent = return_hooker;
-
-	ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS
diff --git a/kernel/trace/fgraph.c b/kernel/trace/fgraph.c
index ddedcb50917f4..5c68d61091192 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/fgraph.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/fgraph.c
@@ -650,8 +650,13 @@ int function_graph_enter(unsigned long ret, unsigned long func,
 	struct ftrace_graph_ent trace;
 	unsigned long bitmap = 0;
 	int offset;
+	int bit;
 	int i;
 
+	bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(func, ret);
+	if (bit < 0)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	trace.func = func;
 	trace.depth = ++current->curr_ret_depth;
 
@@ -697,12 +702,13 @@ int function_graph_enter(unsigned long ret, unsigned long func,
 	 * flag, set that bit always.
 	 */
 	set_bitmap(current, offset, bitmap | BIT(0));
-
+	ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
 	return 0;
  out_ret:
 	current->curr_ret_stack -= FGRAPH_FRAME_OFFSET + 1;
  out:
 	current->curr_ret_depth--;
+	ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
 	return -EBUSY;
 }