diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 8199571d9ab30a68b6f77c9eccc055458cb48eab..77d31a2189efe75574f065bf07bac619ff1a9af2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -5788,9 +5788,10 @@ void ftrace_release_mod(struct module *mod)
 
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
 
-	if (ftrace_disabled)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
+	/*
+	 * To avoid the UAF problem after the module is unloaded, the
+	 * 'mod_map' resource needs to be released unconditionally.
+	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(mod_map, n, &ftrace_mod_maps, list) {
 		if (mod_map->mod == mod) {
 			list_del_rcu(&mod_map->list);
@@ -5799,6 +5800,9 @@ void ftrace_release_mod(struct module *mod)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (ftrace_disabled)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
 	/*
 	 * Each module has its own ftrace_pages, remove
 	 * them from the list.