diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
index e6253195a301..1ffc32dbe450 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -659,8 +659,8 @@ ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned const char *old_code,
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	run_sync();
  out:
+	run_sync();
 	return ret;
 
  fail_update: