diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 8f61ef70a297..846888ea2ba4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -4860,7 +4860,6 @@ ftrace_enable_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
 
 static int ftrace_graph_active;
-static struct notifier_block ftrace_suspend_notifier;
 
 int ftrace_graph_entry_stub(struct ftrace_graph_ent *trace)
 {
@@ -5036,6 +5035,10 @@ static void update_function_graph_func(void)
 		ftrace_graph_entry = ftrace_graph_entry_test;
 }
 
+static struct notifier_block ftrace_suspend_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call = ftrace_suspend_notifier_call,
+};
+
 int register_ftrace_graph(trace_func_graph_ret_t retfunc,
 			trace_func_graph_ent_t entryfunc)
 {
@@ -5049,7 +5052,6 @@ int register_ftrace_graph(trace_func_graph_ret_t retfunc,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ftrace_suspend_notifier.notifier_call = ftrace_suspend_notifier_call;
 	register_pm_notifier(&ftrace_suspend_notifier);
 
 	ftrace_graph_active++;