diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 8063280fd53d..0fa1b87db95c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -2261,11 +2261,6 @@ static void ftrace_run_update_code(int command)
 	FTRACE_WARN_ON(ret);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
-	/*
-	 * Do not call function tracer while we update the code.
-	 * We are in stop machine.
-	 */
-	function_trace_stop++;
 
 	/*
 	 * By default we use stop_machine() to modify the code.
@@ -2275,8 +2270,6 @@ static void ftrace_run_update_code(int command)
 	 */
 	arch_ftrace_update_code(command);
 
-	function_trace_stop--;
-
 	ret = ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process();
 	FTRACE_WARN_ON(ret);