diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index bf171b5e1eb3..f7215d53bbda 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ static void tcp_write_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
 
-void tcp_syn_ack_timeout(const struct request_sock *req)
+noinline_for_tracing void tcp_syn_ack_timeout(const struct request_sock *req)
 {
 	struct net *net = read_pnet(&inet_rsk(req)->ireq_net);