diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 1c18ecf9f98b..6b6aff00b3b6 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -555,17 +555,15 @@ static void do_unoptimize_kprobes(void)
 	/* See comment in do_optimize_kprobes() */
 	lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
 
-	/* Unoptimization must be done anytime */
-	if (list_empty(&unoptimizing_list))
-		return;
+	if (!list_empty(&unoptimizing_list))
+		arch_unoptimize_kprobes(&unoptimizing_list, &freeing_list);
 
-	arch_unoptimize_kprobes(&unoptimizing_list, &freeing_list);
-	/* Loop on 'freeing_list' for disarming */
+	/* Loop on 'freeing_list' for disarming and removing from kprobe hash list */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(op, tmp, &freeing_list, list) {
 		/* Switching from detour code to origin */
 		op->kp.flags &= ~KPROBE_FLAG_OPTIMIZED;
-		/* Disarm probes if marked disabled */
-		if (kprobe_disabled(&op->kp))
+		/* Disarm probes if marked disabled and not gone */
+		if (kprobe_disabled(&op->kp) && !kprobe_gone(&op->kp))
 			arch_disarm_kprobe(&op->kp);
 		if (kprobe_unused(&op->kp)) {
 			/*
@@ -797,14 +795,13 @@ static void kill_optimized_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 	op->kp.flags &= ~KPROBE_FLAG_OPTIMIZED;
 
 	if (kprobe_unused(p)) {
-		/* Enqueue if it is unused */
-		list_add(&op->list, &freeing_list);
 		/*
-		 * Remove unused probes from the hash list. After waiting
-		 * for synchronization, this probe is reclaimed.
-		 * (reclaiming is done by do_free_cleaned_kprobes().)
+		 * Unused kprobe is on unoptimizing or freeing list. We move it
+		 * to freeing_list and let the kprobe_optimizer() remove it from
+		 * the kprobe hash list and free it.
 		 */
-		hlist_del_rcu(&op->kp.hlist);
+		if (optprobe_queued_unopt(op))
+			list_move(&op->list, &freeing_list);
 	}
 
 	/* Don't touch the code, because it is already freed. */