diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index a7fe0e115272..5cfc95a52bc3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2180,10 +2180,12 @@ void tracing_reset_online_cpus(struct array_buffer *buf)
 }
 
 /* Must have trace_types_lock held */
-void tracing_reset_all_online_cpus(void)
+void tracing_reset_all_online_cpus_unlocked(void)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&trace_types_lock);
+
 	list_for_each_entry(tr, &ftrace_trace_arrays, list) {
 		if (!tr->clear_trace)
 			continue;
@@ -2195,6 +2197,13 @@ void tracing_reset_all_online_cpus(void)
 	}
 }
 
+void tracing_reset_all_online_cpus(void)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
+	tracing_reset_all_online_cpus_unlocked();
+	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
+}
+
 /*
  * The tgid_map array maps from pid to tgid; i.e. the value stored at index i
  * is the tgid last observed corresponding to pid=i.
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 54ee5711c729..d42e24507152 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ int tracing_is_enabled(void);
 void tracing_reset_online_cpus(struct array_buffer *buf);
 void tracing_reset_current(int cpu);
 void tracing_reset_all_online_cpus(void);
+void tracing_reset_all_online_cpus_unlocked(void);
 int tracing_open_generic(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
 int tracing_open_generic_tr(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
 bool tracing_is_disabled(void);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 0356cae0cf74..78cd19e31dba 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -2972,7 +2972,7 @@ static void trace_module_remove_events(struct module *mod)
 	 * over from this module may be passed to the new module events and
 	 * unexpected results may occur.
 	 */
-	tracing_reset_all_online_cpus();
+	tracing_reset_all_online_cpus_unlocked();
 }
 
 static int trace_module_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
index 29fbfb27c2b2..c3b582d19b62 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
@@ -1425,7 +1425,6 @@ int synth_event_delete(const char *event_name)
 	mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
 
 	if (mod) {
-		mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
 		/*
 		 * It is safest to reset the ring buffer if the module
 		 * being unloaded registered any events that were
@@ -1437,7 +1436,6 @@ int synth_event_delete(const char *event_name)
 		 * occur.
 		 */
 		tracing_reset_all_online_cpus();
-		mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 	}
 
 	return ret;