diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index f1bb7ccc0084..ca8d7dd026ee 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -3060,8 +3060,8 @@ void call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, rcu_callback_t func)
 	}
 	head->func = func;
 	head->next = NULL;
-	local_irq_save(flags);
 	kasan_record_aux_stack_noalloc(head);
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	rdp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data);
 
 	/* Add the callback to our list. */