diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
index 6b566c82d82c..69885e2f2095 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -660,8 +660,8 @@ ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned const char *old_code,
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	run_sync();
  out:
+	run_sync();
 	return ret;
 
  fail_update: