diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index cd7f76d1eb86..98ae4ed965db 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -244,7 +244,11 @@ static void control_ops_free(struct ftrace_ops *ops)
 
 static void update_global_ops(void)
 {
-	ftrace_func_t func;
+	ftrace_func_t func = ftrace_global_list_func;
+	void *private = NULL;
+
+	/* The list has its own recursion protection. */
+	global_ops.flags |= FTRACE_OPS_FL_RECURSION_SAFE;
 
 	/*
 	 * If there's only one function registered, then call that
@@ -254,23 +258,17 @@ static void update_global_ops(void)
 	if (ftrace_global_list == &ftrace_list_end ||
 	    ftrace_global_list->next == &ftrace_list_end) {
 		func = ftrace_global_list->func;
+		private = ftrace_global_list->private;
 		/*
 		 * As we are calling the function directly.
 		 * If it does not have recursion protection,
 		 * the function_trace_op needs to be updated
 		 * accordingly.
 		 */
-		if (ftrace_global_list->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_RECURSION_SAFE)
-			global_ops.flags |= FTRACE_OPS_FL_RECURSION_SAFE;
-		else
+		if (!(ftrace_global_list->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_RECURSION_SAFE))
 			global_ops.flags &= ~FTRACE_OPS_FL_RECURSION_SAFE;
-	} else {
-		func = ftrace_global_list_func;
-		/* The list has its own recursion protection. */
-		global_ops.flags |= FTRACE_OPS_FL_RECURSION_SAFE;
 	}
 
-
 	/* If we filter on pids, update to use the pid function */
 	if (!list_empty(&ftrace_pids)) {
 		set_ftrace_pid_function(func);
@@ -278,6 +276,7 @@ static void update_global_ops(void)
 	}
 
 	global_ops.func = func;
+	global_ops.private = private;
 }
 
 static void ftrace_sync(struct work_struct *work)