diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 9a236ffe2aa45188cacabfc8fbc15e81c6091f64..fdf913dfc7e8eada7de16b320b62d283b18447a5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -2033,7 +2033,7 @@ static int alloc_retstack_tasklist(struct ftrace_ret_stack **ret_stack_list)
 static int start_graph_tracing(void)
 {
 	struct ftrace_ret_stack **ret_stack_list;
-	int ret;
+	int ret, cpu;
 
 	ret_stack_list = kmalloc(FTRACE_RETSTACK_ALLOC_SIZE *
 				sizeof(struct ftrace_ret_stack *),
@@ -2042,6 +2042,10 @@ static int start_graph_tracing(void)
 	if (!ret_stack_list)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	/* The cpu_boot init_task->ret_stack will never be freed */
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
+		ftrace_graph_init_task(idle_task(cpu));
+
 	do {
 		ret = alloc_retstack_tasklist(ret_stack_list);
 	} while (ret == -EAGAIN);