diff --git a/kernel/kcov.c b/kernel/kcov.c
index 793486e00dd6..9e89b34321f7 100644
--- a/kernel/kcov.c
+++ b/kernel/kcov.c
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ static void kcov_remote_area_put(struct kcov_remote_area *area,
 	list_add(&area->list, &kcov_remote_areas);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Unlike in_serving_softirq(), this function returns false when called during
+ * a hardirq or an NMI that happened in the softirq context.
+ */
+static inline bool in_softirq_really(void)
+{
+	return in_serving_softirq() && !in_hardirq() && !in_nmi();
+}
+
 static notrace bool check_kcov_mode(enum kcov_mode needed_mode, struct task_struct *t)
 {
 	unsigned int mode;
@@ -160,7 +169,7 @@ static notrace bool check_kcov_mode(enum kcov_mode needed_mode, struct task_stru
 	 * so we ignore code executed in interrupts, unless we are in a remote
 	 * coverage collection section in a softirq.
 	 */
-	if (!in_task() && !(in_serving_softirq() && t->kcov_softirq))
+	if (!in_task() && !(in_softirq_really() && t->kcov_softirq))
 		return false;
 	mode = READ_ONCE(t->kcov_mode);
 	/*
@@ -822,7 +831,7 @@ void kcov_remote_start(u64 handle)
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!kcov_check_handle(handle, true, true, true)))
 		return;
-	if (!in_task() && !in_serving_softirq())
+	if (!in_task() && !in_softirq_really())
 		return;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
@@ -963,7 +972,7 @@ void kcov_remote_stop(void)
 	int sequence;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (!in_task() && !in_serving_softirq())
+	if (!in_task() && !in_softirq_really())
 		return;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);