diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 65a728b89574..374cfba6c306 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -3603,6 +3603,12 @@ rb_reserve_next_event(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 	int nr_loops = 0;
 	int add_ts_default;
 
+	/* 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);
 	/* The commit page can not change after this */