diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/ftrace.c
index 1157b6b52d25..c433f6d3dd64 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ void prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long *parent, unsigned long self_addr,
 {
 	unsigned long return_hooker = (unsigned long)&return_to_handler;
 	unsigned long old;
-	struct ftrace_graph_ent trace;
 	int err;
 
 	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&current->tracing_graph_pause)))
@@ -144,17 +143,8 @@ void prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long *parent, unsigned long self_addr,
 	 */
 	old = *parent;
 
-	trace.func = self_addr;
-	trace.depth = current->curr_ret_stack + 1;
-
-	if (!ftrace_graph_entry(&trace))
-		return;
-
-	err = ftrace_push_return_trace(old, self_addr, &trace.depth,
-				       frame_pointer, parent);
-	if (err == -EBUSY)
-		return;
-	*parent = return_hooker;
+	if (function_graph_enter(old, self_addr, frame_pointer, parent))
+		*parent = return_hooker;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE