diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c b/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
index f925dbbff2a6..a7db7f040ae0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ check_critical_timing(struct trace_array *tr,
 
 	local_save_flags(flags);
 
+	pc = preempt_count();
+
 	if (!report_latency(delta))
 		goto out;
 
-	pc = preempt_count();
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&max_trace_lock, flags);
 
 	/* check if we are still the max latency */