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diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/patch.c b/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
index 825022d70912..0ff466ab4b5a 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
@@ -118,7 +118,15 @@ static void notrace klp_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip,
}
}
+ /*
+ * NOPs are used to replace existing patches with original code.
+ * Do nothing! Setting pc would cause an infinite loop.
+ */
+ if (func->nop)
+ goto unlock;
+
klp_arch_set_pc(regs, (unsigned long)func->new_func);
+
unlock:
preempt_enable_notrace();
}