diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 7d734b4144fd..4da64244f83d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -2818,6 +2818,16 @@ static int ftrace_startup(struct ftrace_ops *ops, int command)
 
 	ftrace_startup_enable(command);
 
+	/*
+	 * If ftrace is in an undefined state, we just remove ops from list
+	 * to prevent the NULL pointer, instead of totally rolling it back and
+	 * free trampoline, because those actions could cause further damage.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(ftrace_disabled)) {
+		__unregister_ftrace_function(ops);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	ops->flags &= ~FTRACE_OPS_FL_ADDING;
 
 	return 0;