diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ftrace.c
index 60e7e5e45af1..8b6538750fe1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@ void prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long *parent_ra_addr, unsigned long self_ra,
 	    &return_to_handler;
 	int faulted, insns;
 
+	if (unlikely(ftrace_graph_is_dead()))
+		return;
+
 	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&current->tracing_graph_pause)))
 		return;