diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 281d97a3208c..40f64f7cd850 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -630,10 +630,10 @@ static int ftraced(void *ignore)
 {
 	unsigned long usecs;
 
-	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 
+		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+
 		/* check once a second */
 		schedule_timeout(HZ);
 
@@ -667,8 +667,6 @@ static int ftraced(void *ignore)
 		wake_up_interruptible(&ftraced_waiters);
 
 		ftrace_shutdown_replenish();
-
-		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	}
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 	return 0;