diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
index 69e92c7359fb..44ae51d1dc45 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
@@ -561,11 +561,7 @@ ftrace_traceoff(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 
 static __always_inline void trace_stack(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
-	unsigned int trace_ctx;
-
-	trace_ctx = tracing_gen_ctx();
-
-	__trace_stack(tr, trace_ctx, FTRACE_STACK_SKIP);
+	__trace_stack(tr, tracing_gen_ctx_dec(), FTRACE_STACK_SKIP);
 }
 
 static void