diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 5a75b039e586..22852029c692 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -705,6 +705,25 @@ static struct notifier_block trace_kprobe_module_nb = {
 	.priority = 1	/* Invoked after kprobe module callback */
 };
 
+static int count_symbols(void *data, unsigned long unused)
+{
+	unsigned int *count = data;
+
+	(*count)++;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned int number_of_same_symbols(char *func_name)
+{
+	unsigned int count;
+
+	count = 0;
+	kallsyms_on_each_match_symbol(count_symbols, func_name, &count);
+
+	return count;
+}
+
 static int __trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 {
 	/*
@@ -834,6 +853,31 @@ static int __trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (symbol && !strchr(symbol, ':')) {
+		unsigned int count;
+
+		count = number_of_same_symbols(symbol);
+		if (count > 1) {
+			/*
+			 * Users should use ADDR to remove the ambiguity of
+			 * using KSYM only.
+			 */
+			trace_probe_log_err(0, NON_UNIQ_SYMBOL);
+			ret = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+
+			goto error;
+		} else if (count == 0) {
+			/*
+			 * We can return ENOENT earlier than when register the
+			 * kprobe.
+			 */
+			trace_probe_log_err(0, BAD_PROBE_ADDR);
+			ret = -ENOENT;
+
+			goto error;
+		}
+	}
+
 	trace_probe_log_set_index(0);
 	if (event) {
 		ret = traceprobe_parse_event_name(&event, &group, gbuf,
@@ -1744,6 +1788,7 @@ static int unregister_kprobe_event(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
+
 /* create a trace_kprobe, but don't add it to global lists */
 struct trace_event_call *
 create_local_trace_kprobe(char *func, void *addr, unsigned long offs,
@@ -1754,6 +1799,24 @@ create_local_trace_kprobe(char *func, void *addr, unsigned long offs,
 	int ret;
 	char *event;
 
+	if (func) {
+		unsigned int count;
+
+		count = number_of_same_symbols(func);
+		if (count > 1)
+			/*
+			 * Users should use addr to remove the ambiguity of
+			 * using func only.
+			 */
+			return ERR_PTR(-EADDRNOTAVAIL);
+		else if (count == 0)
+			/*
+			 * We can return ENOENT earlier than when register the
+			 * kprobe.
+			 */
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * local trace_kprobes are not added to dyn_event, so they are never
 	 * searched in find_trace_kprobe(). Therefore, there is no concern of
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
index f41c330bd60f..f48b3ed20b09 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ extern int traceprobe_define_arg_fields(struct trace_event_call *event_call,
 	C(BAD_MAXACT,		"Invalid maxactive number"),		\
 	C(MAXACT_TOO_BIG,	"Maxactive is too big"),		\
 	C(BAD_PROBE_ADDR,	"Invalid probed address or symbol"),	\
+	C(NON_UNIQ_SYMBOL,	"The symbol is not unique"),		\
 	C(BAD_RETPROBE,		"Retprobe address must be an function entry"), \
 	C(BAD_ADDR_SUFFIX,	"Invalid probed address suffix"), \
 	C(NO_GROUP_NAME,	"Group name is not specified"),		\