diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 007a3ded0358..30bc880c3849 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -5602,10 +5602,11 @@ int modify_ftrace_direct_multi(struct ftrace_ops *ops, unsigned long addr)
 		}
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
+
 	/* Removing the tmp_ops will add the updated direct callers to the functions */
 	unregister_ftrace_function(&tmp_ops);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
  out_direct:
 	mutex_unlock(&direct_mutex);
 	return err;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index f6520d0a4c8c..2699e9e562b1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -5228,6 +5228,9 @@ void ring_buffer_reset(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	int cpu;
 
+	/* prevent another thread from changing buffer sizes */
+	mutex_lock(&buffer->mutex);
+
 	for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu) {
 		cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
 
@@ -5246,6 +5249,8 @@ void ring_buffer_reset(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 		atomic_dec(&cpu_buffer->record_disabled);
 		atomic_dec(&cpu_buffer->resize_disabled);
 	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&buffer->mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_reset);