diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/i386/kernel/kprobes.c
index 7a97544..d98e44b 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -396,11 +396,12 @@
 fastcall void *__kprobes trampoline_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct kretprobe_instance *ri = NULL;
-	struct hlist_head *head;
+	struct hlist_head *head, empty_rp;
 	struct hlist_node *node, *tmp;
 	unsigned long flags, orig_ret_address = 0;
 	unsigned long trampoline_address =(unsigned long)&kretprobe_trampoline;
 
+	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&empty_rp);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&kretprobe_lock, flags);
 	head = kretprobe_inst_table_head(current);
 
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@
 		}
 
 		orig_ret_address = (unsigned long)ri->ret_addr;
-		recycle_rp_inst(ri);
+		recycle_rp_inst(ri, &empty_rp);
 
 		if (orig_ret_address != trampoline_address)
 			/*
@@ -444,6 +445,10 @@
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kretprobe_lock, flags);
 
+	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(ri, node, tmp, &empty_rp, hlist) {
+		hlist_del(&ri->hlist);
+		kfree(ri);
+	}
 	return (void*)orig_ret_address;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/kprobes.c
index 9c9c8fc..51217d6 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -338,12 +338,13 @@
 int __kprobes trampoline_probe_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct kretprobe_instance *ri = NULL;
-	struct hlist_head *head;
+	struct hlist_head *head, empty_rp;
 	struct hlist_node *node, *tmp;
 	unsigned long flags, orig_ret_address = 0;
 	unsigned long trampoline_address =
 		((struct fnptr *)kretprobe_trampoline)->ip;
 
+	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&empty_rp);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&kretprobe_lock, flags);
 	head = kretprobe_inst_table_head(current);
 
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@
 			ri->rp->handler(ri, regs);
 
 		orig_ret_address = (unsigned long)ri->ret_addr;
-		recycle_rp_inst(ri);
+		recycle_rp_inst(ri, &empty_rp);
 
 		if (orig_ret_address != trampoline_address)
 			/*
@@ -387,6 +388,10 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kretprobe_lock, flags);
 	preempt_enable_no_resched();
 
+	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(ri, node, tmp, &empty_rp, hlist) {
+		hlist_del(&ri->hlist);
+		kfree(ri);
+	}
 	/*
 	 * By returning a non-zero value, we are telling
 	 * kprobe_handler() that we don't want the post_handler
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
index 46d2fd0..7b8d12b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -260,11 +260,12 @@
 int __kprobes trampoline_probe_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct kretprobe_instance *ri = NULL;
-	struct hlist_head *head;
+	struct hlist_head *head, empty_rp;
 	struct hlist_node *node, *tmp;
 	unsigned long flags, orig_ret_address = 0;
 	unsigned long trampoline_address =(unsigned long)&kretprobe_trampoline;
 
+	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&empty_rp);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&kretprobe_lock, flags);
 	head = kretprobe_inst_table_head(current);
 
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@
 			ri->rp->handler(ri, regs);
 
 		orig_ret_address = (unsigned long)ri->ret_addr;
-		recycle_rp_inst(ri);
+		recycle_rp_inst(ri, &empty_rp);
 
 		if (orig_ret_address != trampoline_address)
 			/*
@@ -308,6 +309,10 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kretprobe_lock, flags);
 	preempt_enable_no_resched();
 
+	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(ri, node, tmp, &empty_rp, hlist) {
+		hlist_del(&ri->hlist);
+		kfree(ri);
+	}
 	/*
 	 * By returning a non-zero value, we are telling
 	 * kprobe_handler() that we don't want the post_handler
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/s390/kernel/kprobes.c
index ca28fb0..4d9ff5c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -369,11 +369,12 @@
 int __kprobes trampoline_probe_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct kretprobe_instance *ri = NULL;
-	struct hlist_head *head;
+	struct hlist_head *head, empty_rp;
 	struct hlist_node *node, *tmp;
 	unsigned long flags, orig_ret_address = 0;
 	unsigned long trampoline_address = (unsigned long)&kretprobe_trampoline;
 
+	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&empty_rp);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&kretprobe_lock, flags);
 	head = kretprobe_inst_table_head(current);
 
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@
 			ri->rp->handler(ri, regs);
 
 		orig_ret_address = (unsigned long)ri->ret_addr;
-		recycle_rp_inst(ri);
+		recycle_rp_inst(ri, &empty_rp);
 
 		if (orig_ret_address != trampoline_address) {
 			/*
@@ -417,6 +418,10 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kretprobe_lock, flags);
 	preempt_enable_no_resched();
 
+	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(ri, node, tmp, &empty_rp, hlist) {
+		hlist_del(&ri->hlist);
+		kfree(ri);
+	}
 	/*
 	 * By returning a non-zero value, we are telling
 	 * kprobe_handler() that we don't want the post_handler
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/kprobes.c
index d04f0ab..ac24156 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -405,11 +405,12 @@
 int __kprobes trampoline_probe_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct kretprobe_instance *ri = NULL;
-	struct hlist_head *head;
+	struct hlist_head *head, empty_rp;
 	struct hlist_node *node, *tmp;
 	unsigned long flags, orig_ret_address = 0;
 	unsigned long trampoline_address =(unsigned long)&kretprobe_trampoline;
 
+	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&empty_rp);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&kretprobe_lock, flags);
 	head = kretprobe_inst_table_head(current);
 
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@
 			ri->rp->handler(ri, regs);
 
 		orig_ret_address = (unsigned long)ri->ret_addr;
-		recycle_rp_inst(ri);
+		recycle_rp_inst(ri, &empty_rp);
 
 		if (orig_ret_address != trampoline_address)
 			/*
@@ -453,6 +454,10 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kretprobe_lock, flags);
 	preempt_enable_no_resched();
 
+	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(ri, node, tmp, &empty_rp, hlist) {
+		hlist_del(&ri->hlist);
+		kfree(ri);
+	}
 	/*
 	 * By returning a non-zero value, we are telling
 	 * kprobe_handler() that we don't want the post_handler