diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 68150b9cbde9..552dbc9d5226 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -647,7 +647,11 @@ static int register_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 	/* Register new event */
 	ret = register_kprobe_event(tk);
 	if (ret) {
-		pr_warn("Failed to register probe event(%d)\n", ret);
+		if (ret == -EEXIST) {
+			trace_probe_log_set_index(0);
+			trace_probe_log_err(0, EVENT_EXIST);
+		} else
+			pr_warn("Failed to register probe event(%d)\n", ret);
 		goto end;
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index d2867ccc6aca..1d31bc4acf7a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -1029,11 +1029,36 @@ int trace_probe_init(struct trace_probe *tp, const char *event,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static struct trace_event_call *
+find_trace_event_call(const char *system, const char *event_name)
+{
+	struct trace_event_call *tp_event;
+	const char *name;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(tp_event, &ftrace_events, list) {
+		if (!tp_event->class->system ||
+		    strcmp(system, tp_event->class->system))
+			continue;
+		name = trace_event_name(tp_event);
+		if (!name || strcmp(event_name, name))
+			continue;
+		return tp_event;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 int trace_probe_register_event_call(struct trace_probe *tp)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(tp);
 	int ret;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&event_mutex);
+
+	if (find_trace_event_call(trace_probe_group_name(tp),
+				  trace_probe_name(tp)))
+		return -EEXIST;
+
 	ret = register_trace_event(&call->event);
 	if (!ret)
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
index 2f703a20c724..6d41e20c47ce 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ extern int traceprobe_define_arg_fields(struct trace_event_call *event_call,
 	C(NO_EVENT_NAME,	"Event name is not specified"),		\
 	C(EVENT_TOO_LONG,	"Event name is too long"),		\
 	C(BAD_EVENT_NAME,	"Event name must follow the same rules as C identifiers"), \
+	C(EVENT_EXIST,		"Given group/event name is already used by another event"), \
 	C(RETVAL_ON_PROBE,	"$retval is not available on probe"),	\
 	C(BAD_STACK_NUM,	"Invalid stack number"),		\
 	C(BAD_ARG_NUM,		"Invalid argument number"),		\
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index 3cf7128e1ad3..0dd6e286e519 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -514,7 +514,11 @@ static int register_trace_uprobe(struct trace_uprobe *tu)
 
 	ret = register_uprobe_event(tu);
 	if (ret) {
-		pr_warn("Failed to register probe event(%d)\n", ret);
+		if (ret == -EEXIST) {
+			trace_probe_log_set_index(0);
+			trace_probe_log_err(0, EVENT_EXIST);
+		} else
+			pr_warn("Failed to register probe event(%d)\n", ret);
 		goto end;
 	}