diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
index bd0d01d00fb9..a8e28f9b9271 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
@@ -2444,6 +2444,9 @@ static int timerlat_fd_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	tlat = this_cpu_tmr_var();
 	tlat->count = 0;
 
+	hrtimer_init(&tlat->timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED_HARD);
+	tlat->timer.function = timerlat_irq;
+
 	migrate_enable();
 	return 0;
 };
@@ -2526,9 +2529,6 @@ timerlat_fd_read(struct file *file, char __user *ubuf, size_t count,
 		tlat->tracing_thread = false;
 		tlat->kthread = current;
 
-		hrtimer_init(&tlat->timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED_HARD);
-		tlat->timer.function = timerlat_irq;
-
 		/* Annotate now to drift new period */
 		tlat->abs_period = hrtimer_cb_get_time(&tlat->timer);