diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index dd70275d406b8dfbcf0b24e3e15b3d4b4c3f0d12..042077a3abfeb53f186c6c7218086323e729c4d6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_trace_printk_proto = {
 	.arg2_type	= ARG_CONST_SIZE,
 };
 
-static void __set_printk_clr_event(void)
+static void __set_printk_clr_event(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	/*
 	 * This program might be calling bpf_trace_printk,
@@ -413,10 +413,11 @@ static void __set_printk_clr_event(void)
 	if (trace_set_clr_event("bpf_trace", "bpf_trace_printk", 1))
 		pr_warn_ratelimited("could not enable bpf_trace_printk events");
 }
+static DECLARE_WORK(set_printk_work, __set_printk_clr_event);
 
 const struct bpf_func_proto *bpf_get_trace_printk_proto(void)
 {
-	__set_printk_clr_event();
+	schedule_work(&set_printk_work);
 	return &bpf_trace_printk_proto;
 }
 
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_trace_vprintk_proto = {
 
 const struct bpf_func_proto *bpf_get_trace_vprintk_proto(void)
 {
-	__set_printk_clr_event();
+	schedule_work(&set_printk_work);
 	return &bpf_trace_vprintk_proto;
 }