diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index e15fadbe5dfb..4d4eb15cc7fd 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -456,6 +456,26 @@ config KPROBE_EVENTS
 	  This option is also required by perf-probe subcommand of perf tools.
 	  If you want to use perf tools, this option is strongly recommended.
 
+config KPROBE_EVENTS_ON_NOTRACE
+	bool "Do NOT protect notrace function from kprobe events"
+	depends on KPROBE_EVENTS
+	depends on KPROBES_ON_FTRACE
+	default n
+	help
+	  This is only for the developers who want to debug ftrace itself
+	  using kprobe events.
+
+	  If kprobes can use ftrace instead of breakpoint, ftrace related
+	  functions are protected from kprobe-events to prevent an infinit
+	  recursion or any unexpected execution path which leads to a kernel
+	  crash.
+
+	  This option disables such protection and allows you to put kprobe
+	  events on ftrace functions for debugging ftrace by itself.
+	  Note that this might let you shoot yourself in the foot.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 config UPROBE_EVENTS
 	bool "Enable uprobes-based dynamic events"
 	depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_UPROBES
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 0534eb8b7640..25662a780fdf 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -87,6 +87,21 @@ static nokprobe_inline unsigned long trace_kprobe_nhit(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 	return nhit;
 }
 
+static nokprobe_inline
+unsigned long trace_kprobe_address(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
+{
+	unsigned long addr;
+
+	if (tk->symbol) {
+		addr = (unsigned long)
+			kallsyms_lookup_name(trace_kprobe_symbol(tk));
+		addr += tk->rp.kp.offset;
+	} else {
+		addr = (unsigned long)tk->rp.kp.addr;
+	}
+	return addr;
+}
+
 bool trace_kprobe_on_func_entry(struct trace_event_call *call)
 {
 	struct trace_kprobe *tk = (struct trace_kprobe *)call->data;
@@ -99,16 +114,8 @@ bool trace_kprobe_on_func_entry(struct trace_event_call *call)
 bool trace_kprobe_error_injectable(struct trace_event_call *call)
 {
 	struct trace_kprobe *tk = (struct trace_kprobe *)call->data;
-	unsigned long addr;
 
-	if (tk->symbol) {
-		addr = (unsigned long)
-			kallsyms_lookup_name(trace_kprobe_symbol(tk));
-		addr += tk->rp.kp.offset;
-	} else {
-		addr = (unsigned long)tk->rp.kp.addr;
-	}
-	return within_error_injection_list(addr);
+	return within_error_injection_list(trace_kprobe_address(tk));
 }
 
 static int register_kprobe_event(struct trace_kprobe *tk);
@@ -504,6 +511,22 @@ disable_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct trace_event_file *file)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE) && \
+	!defined(CONFIG_KPROBE_EVENTS_ON_NOTRACE)
+static bool within_notrace_func(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
+{
+	unsigned long offset, size, addr;
+
+	addr = trace_kprobe_address(tk);
+	if (!kallsyms_lookup_size_offset(addr, &size, &offset))
+		return true;	/* Out of range. */
+
+	return !ftrace_location_range(addr - offset, addr - offset + size);
+}
+#else
+#define within_notrace_func(tk)	(false)
+#endif
+
 /* Internal register function - just handle k*probes and flags */
 static int __register_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 {
@@ -512,6 +535,12 @@ static int __register_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 	if (trace_probe_is_registered(&tk->tp))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (within_notrace_func(tk)) {
+		pr_warn("Could not probe notrace function %s\n",
+			trace_kprobe_symbol(tk));
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < tk->tp.nr_args; i++)
 		traceprobe_update_arg(&tk->tp.args[i]);