diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index acea6dee9181..f5b1422d3d69 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -4171,8 +4171,10 @@ int module_kallsyms_on_each_symbol(int (*fn)(void *, const char *,
 static void cfi_init(struct module *mod)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFI_CLANG
+	preempt_disable();
 	mod->cfi_check =
 		(cfi_check_fn)mod_find_symname(mod, CFI_CHECK_FN_NAME);
+	preempt_enable();
 	cfi_module_add(mod, module_addr_min, module_addr_max);
 #endif
 }