diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 482ec6606b7b..70526400e05c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2178,10 +2178,12 @@ 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;
@@ -2193,6 +2195,13 @@ 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 37f616bf5fa9..e5b505b5b7d0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ 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 bac13f24a96e..f8ed66f38175 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -2661,7 +2661,7 @@ 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 18291ab35657..ee174de0b8f6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
@@ -1363,7 +1363,6 @@ 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
@@ -1375,7 +1374,6 @@ int synth_event_delete(const char *event_name)
 		 * occur.
 		 */
 		tracing_reset_all_online_cpus();
-		mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 	}
 
 	return ret;