diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
index 1f017bb..71413f4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -489,10 +489,10 @@ void do_IRQ(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	struct pt_regs *old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
 	unsigned int irq;
 
-	trace_irq_entry(regs);
-
 	irq_enter();
 
+	trace_irq_entry(regs);
+
 	check_stack_overflow();
 
 	/*
@@ -511,10 +511,10 @@ void do_IRQ(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	else
 		__get_cpu_var(irq_stat).spurious_irqs++;
 
+	trace_irq_exit(regs);
+
 	irq_exit();
 	set_irq_regs(old_regs);
-
-	trace_irq_exit(regs);
 }
 
 void __init init_IRQ(void)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index e49e931..bd693a1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -493,8 +493,6 @@ void timer_interrupt(struct pt_regs * regs)
 	 */
 	may_hard_irq_enable();
 
-	trace_timer_interrupt_entry(regs);
-
 	__get_cpu_var(irq_stat).timer_irqs++;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC32) && defined(CONFIG_PMAC)
@@ -505,6 +503,8 @@ void timer_interrupt(struct pt_regs * regs)
 	old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
 	irq_enter();
 
+	trace_timer_interrupt_entry(regs);
+
 	if (test_irq_work_pending()) {
 		clear_irq_work_pending();
 		irq_work_run();
@@ -529,10 +529,10 @@ void timer_interrupt(struct pt_regs * regs)
 	}
 #endif
 
+	trace_timer_interrupt_exit(regs);
+
 	irq_exit();
 	set_irq_regs(old_regs);
-
-	trace_timer_interrupt_exit(regs);
 }
 
 /*