diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 059233abcfcf..4c21c0b7dc91 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -6060,11 +6060,13 @@ ftrace_trace_snapshot_callback(struct ftrace_hash *hash,
 		return ret;
 
  out_reg:
+	ret = alloc_snapshot(&global_trace);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
 	ret = register_ftrace_function_probe(glob, ops, count);
 
-	if (ret >= 0)
-		alloc_snapshot(&global_trace);
-
+ out:
 	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }