diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 3faaadbddf54..4727a13824f0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -62,9 +62,23 @@ static nokprobe_inline bool trace_kprobe_within_module(struct trace_kprobe *tk,
 	return strncmp(mod->name, name, len) == 0 && name[len] == ':';
 }
 
-static nokprobe_inline bool trace_kprobe_is_on_module(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
+static nokprobe_inline bool trace_kprobe_module_exist(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 {
-	return !!strchr(trace_kprobe_symbol(tk), ':');
+	char *p;
+	bool ret;
+
+	if (!tk->symbol)
+		return false;
+	p = strchr(tk->symbol, ':');
+	if (!p)
+		return true;
+	*p = '\0';
+	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
+	ret = !!find_module(tk->symbol);
+	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+	*p = ':';
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static nokprobe_inline unsigned long trace_kprobe_nhit(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
@@ -374,19 +388,13 @@ static int __register_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 	else
 		ret = register_kprobe(&tk->rp.kp);
 
-	if (ret == 0)
+	if (ret == 0) {
 		tk->tp.flags |= TP_FLAG_REGISTERED;
-	else {
-		if (ret == -ENOENT && trace_kprobe_is_on_module(tk)) {
-			pr_warn("This probe might be able to register after target module is loaded. Continue.\n");
-			ret = 0;
-		} else if (ret == -EILSEQ) {
-			pr_warn("Probing address(0x%p) is not an instruction boundary.\n",
-				tk->rp.kp.addr);
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-		}
+	} else if (ret == -EILSEQ) {
+		pr_warn("Probing address(0x%p) is not an instruction boundary.\n",
+			tk->rp.kp.addr);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -449,6 +457,11 @@ static int register_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 
 	/* Register k*probe */
 	ret = __register_trace_kprobe(tk);
+	if (ret == -ENOENT && !trace_kprobe_module_exist(tk)) {
+		pr_warn("This probe might be able to register after target module is loaded. Continue.\n");
+		ret = 0;
+	}
+
 	if (ret < 0)
 		unregister_kprobe_event(tk);
 	else