diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
index 3bafe1bd4dc702..8a5ec10e95dcc4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
@@ -753,16 +753,11 @@ asm(
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kretprobe_trampoline);
 STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD(kretprobe_trampoline);
 
-static struct kprobe kretprobe_kprobe = {
-	.addr = (void *)kretprobe_trampoline,
-};
-
 /*
  * Called from kretprobe_trampoline
  */
 __used __visible void *trampoline_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb;
 	struct kretprobe_instance *ri = NULL;
 	struct hlist_head *head, empty_rp;
 	struct hlist_node *tmp;
@@ -772,16 +767,12 @@ __used __visible void *trampoline_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	void *frame_pointer;
 	bool skipped = false;
 
-	preempt_disable();
-
 	/*
 	 * Set a dummy kprobe for avoiding kretprobe recursion.
 	 * Since kretprobe never run in kprobe handler, kprobe must not
 	 * be running at this point.
 	 */
-	kcb = get_kprobe_ctlblk();
-	__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, &kretprobe_kprobe);
-	kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_ACTIVE;
+	kprobe_busy_begin();
 
 	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&empty_rp);
 	kretprobe_hash_lock(current, &head, &flags);
@@ -857,7 +848,7 @@ __used __visible void *trampoline_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 			__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, &ri->rp->kp);
 			ri->ret_addr = correct_ret_addr;
 			ri->rp->handler(ri, regs);
-			__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, &kretprobe_kprobe);
+			__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, &kprobe_busy);
 		}
 
 		recycle_rp_inst(ri, &empty_rp);
@@ -873,8 +864,7 @@ __used __visible void *trampoline_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	kretprobe_hash_unlock(current, &flags);
 
-	__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, NULL);
-	preempt_enable();
+	kprobe_busy_end();
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(ri, tmp, &empty_rp, hlist) {
 		hlist_del(&ri->hlist);
diff --git a/include/linux/kprobes.h b/include/linux/kprobes.h
index 594265bfd390a6..05ed663e6c7b8f 100644
--- a/include/linux/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/kprobes.h
@@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ static inline struct kprobe_ctlblk *get_kprobe_ctlblk(void)
 	return this_cpu_ptr(&kprobe_ctlblk);
 }
 
+extern struct kprobe kprobe_busy;
+void kprobe_busy_begin(void);
+void kprobe_busy_end(void);
+
 kprobe_opcode_t *kprobe_lookup_name(const char *name, unsigned int offset);
 int register_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
 void unregister_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 5cb7791c16b3f7..4a904cc56d68f9 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -1241,6 +1241,26 @@ __releases(hlist_lock)
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kretprobe_table_unlock);
 
+struct kprobe kprobe_busy = {
+	.addr = (void *) get_kprobe,
+};
+
+void kprobe_busy_begin(void)
+{
+	struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb;
+
+	preempt_disable();
+	__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, &kprobe_busy);
+	kcb = get_kprobe_ctlblk();
+	kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_ACTIVE;
+}
+
+void kprobe_busy_end(void)
+{
+	__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, NULL);
+	preempt_enable();
+}
+
 /*
  * This function is called from finish_task_switch when task tk becomes dead,
  * so that we can recycle any function-return probe instances associated
@@ -1258,6 +1278,8 @@ void kprobe_flush_task(struct task_struct *tk)
 		/* Early boot.  kretprobe_table_locks not yet initialized. */
 		return;
 
+	kprobe_busy_begin();
+
 	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&empty_rp);
 	hash = hash_ptr(tk, KPROBE_HASH_BITS);
 	head = &kretprobe_inst_table[hash];
@@ -1271,6 +1293,8 @@ void kprobe_flush_task(struct task_struct *tk)
 		hlist_del(&ri->hlist);
 		kfree(ri);
 	}
+
+	kprobe_busy_end();
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kprobe_flush_task);