diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index e5ca8ef50e9b..167abf907802 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ typedef void (*ftrace_func_t)(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
  *            that the call back has its own recursion protection. If it does
  *            not set this, then the ftrace infrastructure will add recursion
  *            protection for the caller.
+ * STUB   - The ftrace_ops is just a place holder.
  */
 enum {
 	FTRACE_OPS_FL_ENABLED			= 1 << 0,
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ enum {
 	FTRACE_OPS_FL_SAVE_REGS			= 1 << 4,
 	FTRACE_OPS_FL_SAVE_REGS_IF_SUPPORTED	= 1 << 5,
 	FTRACE_OPS_FL_RECURSION_SAFE		= 1 << 6,
+	FTRACE_OPS_FL_STUB			= 1 << 7,
 };
 
 struct ftrace_ops {
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index cc4943c7ce6d..7e897106b7e0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
 static struct ftrace_ops ftrace_list_end __read_mostly = {
 	.func		= ftrace_stub,
-	.flags		= FTRACE_OPS_FL_RECURSION_SAFE,
+	.flags		= FTRACE_OPS_FL_RECURSION_SAFE | FTRACE_OPS_FL_STUB,
 };
 
 /* ftrace_enabled is a method to turn ftrace on or off */
@@ -4131,7 +4131,8 @@ ftrace_ops_control_func(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 	preempt_disable_notrace();
 	trace_recursion_set(TRACE_CONTROL_BIT);
 	do_for_each_ftrace_op(op, ftrace_control_list) {
-		if (!ftrace_function_local_disabled(op) &&
+		if (!(op->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_STUB) &&
+		    !ftrace_function_local_disabled(op) &&
 		    ftrace_ops_test(op, ip))
 			op->func(ip, parent_ip, op, regs);
 	} while_for_each_ftrace_op(op);