diff --git a/include/trace/ftrace.h b/include/trace/ftrace.h
index 4163d93ccf38..5c7ab17cbb02 100644
--- a/include/trace/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/trace/ftrace.h
@@ -667,6 +667,12 @@ perf_trace_##call(void *__data, proto)					\
 	int rctx;							\
 									\
 	__data_size = ftrace_get_offsets_##call(&__data_offsets, args); \
+									\
+	head = this_cpu_ptr(event_call->perf_events);			\
+	if (__builtin_constant_p(!__task) && !__task &&			\
+				hlist_empty(head))			\
+		return;							\
+									\
 	__entry_size = ALIGN(__data_size + sizeof(*entry) + sizeof(u32),\
 			     sizeof(u64));				\
 	__entry_size -= sizeof(u32);					\
@@ -681,7 +687,6 @@ perf_trace_##call(void *__data, proto)					\
 									\
 	{ assign; }							\
 									\
-	head = this_cpu_ptr(event_call->perf_events);			\
 	perf_trace_buf_submit(entry, __entry_size, rctx, __addr,	\
 		__count, &__regs, head, __task);			\
 }