diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 941a0f1b8a54..89e8b9ed3887 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ ftrace_func_t ftrace_ops_get_func(struct ftrace_ops *ops);
  *            for any of the functions that this ops will be registered for, then
  *            this ops will fail to register or set_filter_ip.
  * PID     - Is affected by set_ftrace_pid (allows filtering on those pids)
+ * RCU     - Set when the ops can only be called when RCU is watching.
+ * PERMANENT - Set when the ops is permanent and should not be affected by
+ *             ftrace_enabled.
  */
 enum {
 	FTRACE_OPS_FL_ENABLED			= 1 << 0,
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ enum {
 	FTRACE_OPS_FL_IPMODIFY			= 1 << 13,
 	FTRACE_OPS_FL_PID			= 1 << 14,
 	FTRACE_OPS_FL_RCU			= 1 << 15,
+	FTRACE_OPS_FL_PERMANENT                 = 1 << 16,
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
index af4643873e71..c62a34b6a526 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
@@ -407,7 +407,8 @@ static int klp_enable_func(struct klp_func *func)
 		ops->fops.func = klp_ftrace_handler;
 		ops->fops.flags = FTRACE_OPS_FL_SAVE_REGS |
 				  FTRACE_OPS_FL_DYNAMIC |
-				  FTRACE_OPS_FL_IPMODIFY;
+				  FTRACE_OPS_FL_IPMODIFY |
+				  FTRACE_OPS_FL_PERMANENT;
 
 		list_add(&ops->node, &klp_ops);
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index f8f8cda21e16..f3d40edb9980 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ static int __register_ftrace_function(struct ftrace_ops *ops)
 	if (ops->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_SAVE_REGS_IF_SUPPORTED)
 		ops->flags |= FTRACE_OPS_FL_SAVE_REGS;
 #endif
+	if (!ftrace_enabled && (ops->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_PERMANENT))
+		return -EBUSY;
 
 	if (!core_kernel_data((unsigned long)ops))
 		ops->flags |= FTRACE_OPS_FL_DYNAMIC;
@@ -5721,6 +5723,18 @@ int unregister_ftrace_function(struct ftrace_ops *ops)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_ftrace_function);
 
+static bool is_permanent_ops_registered(void)
+{
+	struct ftrace_ops *op;
+
+	do_for_each_ftrace_op(op, ftrace_ops_list) {
+		if (op->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_PERMANENT)
+			return true;
+	} while_for_each_ftrace_op(op);
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 int
 ftrace_enable_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		     void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
@@ -5738,8 +5752,6 @@ ftrace_enable_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	if (ret || !write || (last_ftrace_enabled == !!ftrace_enabled))
 		goto out;
 
-	last_ftrace_enabled = !!ftrace_enabled;
-
 	if (ftrace_enabled) {
 
 		/* we are starting ftrace again */
@@ -5749,12 +5761,19 @@ ftrace_enable_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		ftrace_startup_sysctl();
 
 	} else {
+		if (is_permanent_ops_registered()) {
+			ftrace_enabled = true;
+			ret = -EBUSY;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		/* stopping ftrace calls (just send to ftrace_stub) */
 		ftrace_trace_function = ftrace_stub;
 
 		ftrace_shutdown_sysctl();
 	}
 
+	last_ftrace_enabled = !!ftrace_enabled;
  out:
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
 	return ret;