diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
index cc155590018f..5bd781359d38 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
@@ -2038,7 +2038,6 @@ static int start_kthread(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	if (IS_ERR(kthread)) {
 		pr_err(BANNER "could not start sampling thread\n");
-		stop_per_cpu_kthreads();
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}