diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
index dd6badc31f458488b1f0a37209adbf7a5536dc43..74cfc1be04d6e52308b1ab56445331837c010128 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
@@ -466,8 +466,10 @@ static int xmon_core(struct pt_regs *regs, int fromipi)
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	hard_irq_disable();
 
-	tracing_enabled = tracing_is_on();
-	tracing_off();
+	if (!fromipi) {
+		tracing_enabled = tracing_is_on();
+		tracing_off();
+	}
 
 	bp = in_breakpoint_table(regs->nip, &offset);
 	if (bp != NULL) {