diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 9d9095e81792..65adc815fc6e 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -1567,10 +1567,17 @@ static int check_kprobe_address_safe(struct kprobe *p,
 	jump_label_lock();
 	preempt_disable();
 
-	/* Ensure it is not in reserved area nor out of text */
-	if (!(core_kernel_text((unsigned long) p->addr) ||
-	    is_module_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr)) ||
-	    in_gate_area_no_mm((unsigned long) p->addr) ||
+	/* Ensure the address is in a text area, and find a module if exists. */
+	*probed_mod = NULL;
+	if (!core_kernel_text((unsigned long) p->addr)) {
+		*probed_mod = __module_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr);
+		if (!(*probed_mod)) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+	/* Ensure it is not in reserved area. */
+	if (in_gate_area_no_mm((unsigned long) p->addr) ||
 	    within_kprobe_blacklist((unsigned long) p->addr) ||
 	    jump_label_text_reserved(p->addr, p->addr) ||
 	    static_call_text_reserved(p->addr, p->addr) ||
@@ -1580,8 +1587,7 @@ static int check_kprobe_address_safe(struct kprobe *p,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* Check if 'p' is probing a module. */
-	*probed_mod = __module_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr);
+	/* Get module refcount and reject __init functions for loaded modules. */
 	if (*probed_mod) {
 		/*
 		 * We must hold a refcount of the probed module while updating