diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 30338a835a51..78842557eea0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2802,11 +2802,17 @@ static char *get_trace_buf(void)
 	if (!buffer || buffer->nesting >= 4)
 		return NULL;
 
-	return &buffer->buffer[buffer->nesting++][0];
+	buffer->nesting++;
+
+	/* Interrupts must see nesting incremented before we use the buffer */
+	barrier();
+	return &buffer->buffer[buffer->nesting][0];
 }
 
 static void put_trace_buf(void)
 {
+	/* Don't let the decrement of nesting leak before this */
+	barrier();
 	this_cpu_dec(trace_percpu_buffer->nesting);
 }