diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
index 5b4efc927d808b68d5d5a18adaf1991dcd6fef52..f5cdb5f675b313588cdf4b7921d76a063c49c49d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ static int ftrace_verify_code(unsigned long ip, const char *old_code)
 
 	/* Make sure it is what we expect it to be */
 	if (memcmp(cur_code, old_code, MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE) != 0) {
+		ftrace_expected = old_code;
 		WARN_ON(1);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}