diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 34e28b236d68..2625c241ac00 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -612,6 +612,18 @@ void wait_for_kprobe_optimizer(void)
 	mutex_unlock(&kprobe_mutex);
 }
 
+static bool optprobe_queued_unopt(struct optimized_kprobe *op)
+{
+	struct optimized_kprobe *_op;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(_op, &unoptimizing_list, list) {
+		if (op == _op)
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /* Optimize kprobe if p is ready to be optimized */
 static void optimize_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
@@ -633,17 +645,21 @@ static void optimize_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 		return;
 
 	/* Check if it is already optimized. */
-	if (op->kp.flags & KPROBE_FLAG_OPTIMIZED)
+	if (op->kp.flags & KPROBE_FLAG_OPTIMIZED) {
+		if (optprobe_queued_unopt(op)) {
+			/* This is under unoptimizing. Just dequeue the probe */
+			list_del_init(&op->list);
+		}
 		return;
+	}
 	op->kp.flags |= KPROBE_FLAG_OPTIMIZED;
 
-	if (!list_empty(&op->list))
-		/* This is under unoptimizing. Just dequeue the probe */
-		list_del_init(&op->list);
-	else {
-		list_add(&op->list, &optimizing_list);
-		kick_kprobe_optimizer();
-	}
+	/* On unoptimizing/optimizing_list, op must have OPTIMIZED flag */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&op->list)))
+		return;
+
+	list_add(&op->list, &optimizing_list);
+	kick_kprobe_optimizer();
 }
 
 /* Short cut to direct unoptimizing */
@@ -665,30 +681,33 @@ static void unoptimize_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, bool force)
 		return; /* This is not an optprobe nor optimized */
 
 	op = container_of(p, struct optimized_kprobe, kp);
-	if (!kprobe_optimized(p)) {
-		/* Unoptimized or unoptimizing case */
-		if (force && !list_empty(&op->list)) {
-			/*
-			 * Only if this is unoptimizing kprobe and forced,
-			 * forcibly unoptimize it. (No need to unoptimize
-			 * unoptimized kprobe again :)
-			 */
+	if (!kprobe_optimized(p))
+		return;
+
+	if (!list_empty(&op->list)) {
+		if (optprobe_queued_unopt(op)) {
+			/* Queued in unoptimizing queue */
+			if (force) {
+				/*
+				 * Forcibly unoptimize the kprobe here, and queue it
+				 * in the freeing list for release afterwards.
+				 */
+				force_unoptimize_kprobe(op);
+				list_move(&op->list, &freeing_list);
+			}
+		} else {
+			/* Dequeue from the optimizing queue */
 			list_del_init(&op->list);
-			force_unoptimize_kprobe(op);
+			op->kp.flags &= ~KPROBE_FLAG_OPTIMIZED;
 		}
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!list_empty(&op->list)) {
-		/* Dequeue from the optimization queue */
-		list_del_init(&op->list);
-		return;
-	}
 	/* Optimized kprobe case */
-	if (force)
+	if (force) {
 		/* Forcibly update the code: this is a special case */
 		force_unoptimize_kprobe(op);
-	else {
+	} else {
 		list_add(&op->list, &unoptimizing_list);
 		kick_kprobe_optimizer();
 	}