diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 903ae28962be..ef2fba1f46b5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -1377,6 +1377,9 @@ static __init int kprobe_trace_self_tests_init(void)
 	struct trace_kprobe *tk;
 	struct ftrace_event_file *file;
 
+	if (tracing_is_disabled())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	target = kprobe_trace_selftest_target;
 
 	pr_info("Testing kprobe tracing: ");