diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
index c4dd4b8f9cfa5a50ee3a568fc0ee91289a423f37..fbabb49888d322660badfe1cb5508d973e79101b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ notrace long system_call_exception(long r3, long r4, long r5,
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_IRQ_SOFT_MASK_DEBUG))
 		BUG_ON(irq_soft_mask_return() != IRQS_ALL_DISABLED);
 
+	trace_hardirqs_off(); /* finish reconciling */
+
 	CT_WARN_ON(ct_state() == CONTEXT_KERNEL);
 	user_exit_irqoff();
 
-	trace_hardirqs_off(); /* finish reconciling */
-
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOOKE) && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_40x))
 		BUG_ON(!(regs->msr & MSR_RI));
 	BUG_ON(!(regs->msr & MSR_PR));