diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
index 107fc5a48456..201f9d15430a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ unsigned long prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long parent, unsigned long ip,
 struct module;
 struct dyn_ftrace;
 struct dyn_arch_ftrace {
-	struct module *mod;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index d8d6b4fd9a14..041be965485e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -106,20 +106,36 @@ static unsigned long find_ftrace_tramp(unsigned long ip)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct module *ftrace_lookup_module(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
+{
+	struct module *mod = NULL;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+	/*
+	 * NOTE: __module_text_address() must be called with preemption
+	 * disabled, but we can rely on ftrace_lock to ensure that 'mod'
+	 * retains its validity throughout the remainder of this code.
+	*/
+	preempt_disable();
+	mod = __module_text_address(rec->ip);
+	preempt_enable();
+
+	if (!mod)
+		pr_err("No module loaded at addr=%lx\n", rec->ip);
+#endif
+
+	return mod;
+}
+
 static int ftrace_get_call_inst(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr, ppc_inst_t *call_inst)
 {
 	unsigned long ip = rec->ip;
 	unsigned long stub;
+	struct module *mod;
 
 	if (is_offset_in_branch_range(addr - ip)) {
 		/* Within range */
 		stub = addr;
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-	} else if (rec->arch.mod) {
-		/* Module code would be going to one of the module stubs */
-		stub = (addr == (unsigned long)ftrace_caller ? rec->arch.mod->arch.tramp :
-							       rec->arch.mod->arch.tramp_regs);
-#endif
 	} else if (core_kernel_text(ip)) {
 		/* We would be branching to one of our ftrace stubs */
 		stub = find_ftrace_tramp(ip);
@@ -128,7 +144,16 @@ static int ftrace_get_call_inst(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr, ppc_
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	} else {
-		return -EINVAL;
+		mod = ftrace_lookup_module(rec);
+		if (mod) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+			/* Module code would be going to one of the module stubs */
+			stub = (addr == (unsigned long)ftrace_caller ? mod->arch.tramp :
+								       mod->arch.tramp_regs);
+#endif
+		} else {
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	*call_inst = ftrace_create_branch_inst(ip, stub, 1);
@@ -256,14 +281,6 @@ int ftrace_init_nop(struct module *mod, struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (!core_kernel_text(ip)) {
-		if (!mod) {
-			pr_err("0x%lx: No module provided for non-kernel address\n", ip);
-			return -EFAULT;
-		}
-		rec->arch.mod = mod;
-	}
-
 	/* Nop-out the ftrace location */
 	new = ppc_inst(PPC_RAW_NOP());
 	addr = MCOUNT_ADDR;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_64_pg.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_64_pg.c
index 12fab1803bcf..45bd8dcf9886 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_64_pg.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_64_pg.c
@@ -116,6 +116,24 @@ static unsigned long find_bl_target(unsigned long ip, ppc_inst_t op)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+static struct module *ftrace_lookup_module(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
+{
+	struct module *mod;
+	/*
+	 * NOTE: __module_text_address() must be called with preemption
+	 * disabled, but we can rely on ftrace_lock to ensure that 'mod'
+	 * retains its validity throughout the remainder of this code.
+	*/
+	preempt_disable();
+	mod = __module_text_address(rec->ip);
+	preempt_enable();
+
+	if (!mod)
+		pr_err("No module loaded at addr=%lx\n", rec->ip);
+
+	return mod;
+}
+
 static int
 __ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod,
 		  struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
@@ -124,6 +142,12 @@ __ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod,
 	unsigned long ip = rec->ip;
 	ppc_inst_t op, pop;
 
+	if (!mod) {
+		mod = ftrace_lookup_module(rec);
+		if (!mod)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* read where this goes */
 	if (copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault(&op, (void *)ip)) {
 		pr_err("Fetching opcode failed.\n");
@@ -366,27 +390,6 @@ int ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Out of range jumps are called from modules.
-	 * We should either already have a pointer to the module
-	 * or it has been passed in.
-	 */
-	if (!rec->arch.mod) {
-		if (!mod) {
-			pr_err("No module loaded addr=%lx\n", addr);
-			return -EFAULT;
-		}
-		rec->arch.mod = mod;
-	} else if (mod) {
-		if (mod != rec->arch.mod) {
-			pr_err("Record mod %p not equal to passed in mod %p\n",
-			       rec->arch.mod, mod);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		/* nothing to do if mod == rec->arch.mod */
-	} else
-		mod = rec->arch.mod;
-
 	return __ftrace_make_nop(mod, rec, addr);
 }
 
@@ -411,7 +414,10 @@ __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
 	ppc_inst_t op[2];
 	void *ip = (void *)rec->ip;
 	unsigned long entry, ptr, tramp;
-	struct module *mod = rec->arch.mod;
+	struct module *mod = ftrace_lookup_module(rec);
+
+	if (!mod)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* read where this goes */
 	if (copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault(op, ip))
@@ -533,16 +539,6 @@ int ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Out of range jumps are called from modules.
-	 * Being that we are converting from nop, it had better
-	 * already have a module defined.
-	 */
-	if (!rec->arch.mod) {
-		pr_err("No module loaded\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	return __ftrace_make_call(rec, addr);
 }
 
@@ -555,7 +551,10 @@ __ftrace_modify_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long old_addr,
 	ppc_inst_t op;
 	unsigned long ip = rec->ip;
 	unsigned long entry, ptr, tramp;
-	struct module *mod = rec->arch.mod;
+	struct module *mod = ftrace_lookup_module(rec);
+
+	if (!mod)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* If we never set up ftrace trampolines, then bail */
 	if (!mod->arch.tramp || !mod->arch.tramp_regs) {
@@ -668,14 +667,6 @@ int ftrace_modify_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long old_addr,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Out of range jumps are called from modules.
-	 */
-	if (!rec->arch.mod) {
-		pr_err("No module loaded\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	return __ftrace_modify_call(rec, old_addr, addr);
 }
 #endif
