diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 4a03eac43aaf..0c0ca21d807d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2976,6 +2976,12 @@ rb_reserve_next_event(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
 	int nr_loops = 0;
 	u64 diff;
 
+	/* ring buffer does cmpxchg, make sure it is safe in NMI context */
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG) &&
+	    (unlikely(in_nmi()))) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	rb_start_commit(cpu_buffer);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RING_BUFFER_ALLOW_SWAP