diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index b7df302a02046e2b9404d8267a66a6300ffd831a..c4b43430d393e69a52cd9d7af99a5aa02a484b70 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ static struct kprobe_blackpoint kprobe_blacklist[] = {
 	{"native_get_debugreg",},
 	{"irq_entries_start",},
 	{"common_interrupt",},
+	{"mcount",},	/* mcount can be called from everywhere */
 	{NULL}    /* Terminator */
 };