diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
index e288168661e1..e304196d7c28 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
@@ -89,8 +89,10 @@ static void tracing_sched_unregister(void)
 
 static void tracing_start_sched_switch(int ops)
 {
-	bool sched_register = (!sched_cmdline_ref && !sched_tgid_ref);
+	bool sched_register;
+
 	mutex_lock(&sched_register_mutex);
+	sched_register = (!sched_cmdline_ref && !sched_tgid_ref);
 
 	switch (ops) {
 	case RECORD_CMDLINE: