diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 603255f5f085b8..541453927c82ad 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -6993,16 +6993,14 @@ static void ftrace_ops_assist_func(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 {
 	int bit;
 
-	if ((op->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_RCU) && !rcu_is_watching())
-		return;
-
 	bit = trace_test_and_set_recursion(TRACE_LIST_START, TRACE_LIST_MAX);
 	if (bit < 0)
 		return;
 
 	preempt_disable_notrace();
 
-	op->func(ip, parent_ip, op, regs);
+	if (!(op->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_RCU) || rcu_is_watching())
+		op->func(ip, parent_ip, op, regs);
 
 	preempt_enable_notrace();
 	trace_clear_recursion(bit);