diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_btf.c b/kernel/trace/trace_btf.c
index ee7a04886bf6..b8370ae9bd54 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_btf.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_btf.c
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const struct btf_type *btf_find_func_proto(const char *func_name, struct btf **b
 	const struct btf_type *t;
 	s32 id;
 
+	if (unlikely(in_atomic() || irqs_disabled()))
+		return NULL;
+
 	id = bpf_find_btf_id(func_name, BTF_KIND_FUNC, btf_p);
 	if (id < 0)
 		return NULL;