diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 6893d5a2bf08..cc4943c7ce6d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -4555,12 +4555,8 @@ ftrace_enable_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		ftrace_startup_sysctl();
 
 		/* we are starting ftrace again */
-		if (ftrace_ops_list != &ftrace_list_end) {
-			if (ftrace_ops_list->next == &ftrace_list_end)
-				ftrace_trace_function = ftrace_ops_list->func;
-			else
-				ftrace_trace_function = ftrace_ops_list_func;
-		}
+		if (ftrace_ops_list != &ftrace_list_end)
+			update_ftrace_function();
 
 	} else {
 		/* stopping ftrace calls (just send to ftrace_stub) */