diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c
index 6505207aa7e6..b6f330f0fe74 100644
--- a/kernel/extable.c
+++ b/kernel/extable.c
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ const struct exception_table_entry *search_exception_tables(unsigned long addr)
 
 int notrace core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
 {
-	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_stext &&
-	    addr < (unsigned long)_etext)
+	if (is_kernel_text(addr))
 		return 1;
 
 	if (system_state < SYSTEM_FREEING_INITMEM &&