diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 00d01b0f9fe..b946761f84b 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -676,6 +676,40 @@ static kprobe_opcode_t __kprobes *kprobe_addr(struct kprobe *p)
 	return (kprobe_opcode_t *)(((char *)addr) + p->offset);
 }
 
+/* Check passed kprobe is valid and return kprobe in kprobe_table. */
+static struct kprobe * __kprobes __get_valid_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	struct kprobe *old_p, *list_p;
+
+	old_p = get_kprobe(p->addr);
+	if (unlikely(!old_p))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (p != old_p) {
+		list_for_each_entry_rcu(list_p, &old_p->list, list)
+			if (list_p == p)
+			/* kprobe p is a valid probe */
+				goto valid;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+valid:
+	return old_p;
+}
+
+/* Return error if the kprobe is being re-registered */
+static inline int check_kprobe_rereg(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct kprobe *old_p;
+
+	mutex_lock(&kprobe_mutex);
+	old_p = __get_valid_kprobe(p);
+	if (old_p)
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	mutex_unlock(&kprobe_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int __kprobes register_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -688,6 +722,10 @@ int __kprobes register_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	p->addr = addr;
 
+	ret = check_kprobe_rereg(p);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	preempt_disable();
 	if (!kernel_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr) ||
 	    in_kprobes_functions((unsigned long) p->addr)) {
@@ -757,26 +795,6 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_kprobe);
 
-/* Check passed kprobe is valid and return kprobe in kprobe_table. */
-static struct kprobe * __kprobes __get_valid_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
-{
-	struct kprobe *old_p, *list_p;
-
-	old_p = get_kprobe(p->addr);
-	if (unlikely(!old_p))
-		return NULL;
-
-	if (p != old_p) {
-		list_for_each_entry_rcu(list_p, &old_p->list, list)
-			if (list_p == p)
-			/* kprobe p is a valid probe */
-				goto valid;
-		return NULL;
-	}
-valid:
-	return old_p;
-}
-
 /*
  * Unregister a kprobe without a scheduler synchronization.
  */