diff --git a/kernel/trace/tracing_map.c b/kernel/trace/tracing_map.c
index c774e560f2f9..a4dcf0f24352 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/tracing_map.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/tracing_map.c
@@ -574,7 +574,12 @@ __tracing_map_insert(struct tracing_map *map, void *key, bool lookup_only)
 				}
 
 				memcpy(elt->key, key, map->key_size);
-				entry->val = elt;
+				/*
+				 * Ensure the initialization is visible and
+				 * publish the elt.
+				 */
+				smp_wmb();
+				WRITE_ONCE(entry->val, elt);
 				atomic64_inc(&map->hits);
 
 				return entry->val;