diff --git a/include/trace/ftrace.h b/include/trace/ftrace.h
index 0804cd594803..601ad7744247 100644
--- a/include/trace/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/trace/ftrace.h
@@ -699,9 +699,9 @@ __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) event_##call = {		\
  *	__cpu = smp_processor_id();
  *
  *	if (in_nmi())
- *		trace_buf = rcu_dereference(perf_trace_buf_nmi);
+ *		trace_buf = rcu_dereference_sched(perf_trace_buf_nmi);
  *	else
- *		trace_buf = rcu_dereference(perf_trace_buf);
+ *		trace_buf = rcu_dereference_sched(perf_trace_buf);
  *
  *	if (!trace_buf)
  *		goto end;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_event_profile.c b/kernel/trace/trace_event_profile.c
index f0d693005075..c1cc3ab633de 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_event_profile.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_event_profile.c
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ __kprobes void *ftrace_perf_buf_prepare(int size, unsigned short type,
 	cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
 	if (in_nmi())
-		trace_buf = rcu_dereference(perf_trace_buf_nmi);
+		trace_buf = rcu_dereference_sched(perf_trace_buf_nmi);
 	else
-		trace_buf = rcu_dereference(perf_trace_buf);
+		trace_buf = rcu_dereference_sched(perf_trace_buf);
 
 	if (!trace_buf)
 		goto err;