diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
index ef49e9370b25..4c58ccc6427c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
@@ -888,12 +888,20 @@ check_irq_entry(struct trace_iterator *iter, u32 flags,
 		unsigned long addr, int depth)
 {
 	int cpu = iter->cpu;
+	int *depth_irq;
 	struct fgraph_data *data = iter->private;
-	int *depth_irq = &(per_cpu_ptr(data->cpu_data, cpu)->depth_irq);
 
-	if (flags & TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_IRQS)
+	/*
+	 * If we are either displaying irqs, or we got called as
+	 * a graph event and private data does not exist,
+	 * then we bypass the irq check.
+	 */
+	if ((flags & TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_IRQS) ||
+	    (!data))
 		return 0;
 
+	depth_irq = &(per_cpu_ptr(data->cpu_data, cpu)->depth_irq);
+
 	/*
 	 * We are inside the irq code
 	 */
@@ -926,12 +934,20 @@ static int
 check_irq_return(struct trace_iterator *iter, u32 flags, int depth)
 {
 	int cpu = iter->cpu;
+	int *depth_irq;
 	struct fgraph_data *data = iter->private;
-	int *depth_irq = &(per_cpu_ptr(data->cpu_data, cpu)->depth_irq);
 
-	if (flags & TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_IRQS)
+	/*
+	 * If we are either displaying irqs, or we got called as
+	 * a graph event and private data does not exist,
+	 * then we bypass the irq check.
+	 */
+	if ((flags & TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_IRQS) ||
+	    (!data))
 		return 0;
 
+	depth_irq = &(per_cpu_ptr(data->cpu_data, cpu)->depth_irq);
+
 	/*
 	 * We are not inside the irq code.
 	 */