diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index f1a73a1f8472..b48b42d76474 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static bool rcu_preempt_has_tasks(struct rcu_node *rnp)
  * be quite short, for example, in the case of the call from
  * rcu_read_unlock_special().
  */
-static void
+static notrace void
 rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_irqrestore(struct task_struct *t, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	bool empty_exp;
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_irqrestore(struct task_struct *t, unsigned long flags)
  * is disabled.  This function cannot be expected to understand these
  * nuances, so the caller must handle them.
  */
-static bool rcu_preempt_need_deferred_qs(struct task_struct *t)
+static notrace bool rcu_preempt_need_deferred_qs(struct task_struct *t)
 {
 	return (__this_cpu_read(rcu_data.exp_deferred_qs) ||
 		READ_ONCE(t->rcu_read_unlock_special.s)) &&
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static bool rcu_preempt_need_deferred_qs(struct task_struct *t)
  * evaluate safety in terms of interrupt, softirq, and preemption
  * disabling.
  */
-static void rcu_preempt_deferred_qs(struct task_struct *t)
+static notrace void rcu_preempt_deferred_qs(struct task_struct *t)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ static bool rcu_preempt_has_tasks(struct rcu_node *rnp)
  * Because there is no preemptible RCU, there can be no deferred quiescent
  * states.
  */
-static bool rcu_preempt_need_deferred_qs(struct task_struct *t)
+static notrace bool rcu_preempt_need_deferred_qs(struct task_struct *t)
 {
 	return false;
 }