diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 632dba2ac300..d203dbfa8037 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config MIPS
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
+	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACE_MCOUNT_TEST
 	# Horrible source of confusion.  Die, die, die ...
 	select EMBEDDED
 	select RTC_LIB if !MACH_LOONGSON
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/mcount.S b/arch/mips/kernel/mcount.S
index cebcc3c11305..cbb45edad464 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/mcount.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/mcount.S
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 	.endm
 
 NESTED(_mcount, PT_SIZE, ra)
+	lw	t0, function_trace_stop
+	bnez	t0, ftrace_stub
+	 nop
 	PTR_LA	t0, ftrace_stub
 	PTR_L	t1, ftrace_trace_function /* Prepare t1 for (1) */
 	bne	t0, t1, static_trace