diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c
index 8982a2b78acf..3b8dc538a4c4 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  */
 
 
-void start_backtrace(struct stackframe *frame, unsigned long fp,
+notrace void start_backtrace(struct stackframe *frame, unsigned long fp,
 		     unsigned long pc)
 {
 	frame->fp = fp;
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ void start_backtrace(struct stackframe *frame, unsigned long fp,
 	frame->prev_fp = 0;
 	frame->prev_type = STACK_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 }
+NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(start_backtrace);
 
 /*
  * Unwind from one frame record (A) to the next frame record (B).