diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
index df0bf0c8cb790a5ee501c55a204a45ddbcb48aab..34e56647dceeee88d99f65d5fd0a6e00fb46a0fd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -179,19 +179,20 @@ void prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long *parent, unsigned long self_addr,
 	old = *parent;
 	*parent = return_hooker;
 
-	err = ftrace_push_return_trace(old, self_addr, &trace.depth,
-				       frame_pointer);
-	if (err == -EBUSY) {
-		*parent = old;
-		return;
-	}
-
 	trace.func = self_addr;
+	trace.depth = current->curr_ret_stack + 1;
 
 	/* Only trace if the calling function expects to */
 	if (!ftrace_graph_entry(&trace)) {
-		current->curr_ret_stack--;
 		*parent = old;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	err = ftrace_push_return_trace(old, self_addr, &trace.depth,
+				       frame_pointer);
+	if (err == -EBUSY) {
+		*parent = old;
+		return;
 	}
 }