diff --git a/kernel/kcov.c b/kernel/kcov.c
index 97959d7b77e2a..c2277dbdbfb14 100644
--- a/kernel/kcov.c
+++ b/kernel/kcov.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void notrace __sanitizer_cov_trace_pc(void)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sanitizer_cov_trace_pc);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KCOV_ENABLE_COMPARISONS
-static void write_comp_data(u64 type, u64 arg1, u64 arg2, u64 ip)
+static void notrace write_comp_data(u64 type, u64 arg1, u64 arg2, u64 ip)
 {
 	struct task_struct *t;
 	u64 *area;