diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_lock.c b/sys/kern/kern_lock.c
index 332f161d5f40..b46f4801f160 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_lock.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_lock.c
@@ -255,8 +255,10 @@ _kernel_lock(int nlocks)
 				ipi_msg_t msg = {
 					.func = kernel_lock_trace_ipi,
 				};
+				kpreempt_disable();
 				ipi_unicast(&msg, kernel_lock_holder);
 				ipi_wait(&msg);
+				kpreempt_enable();
 				if (start_init_exec)
 					_KERNEL_LOCK_ABORT("spinout");
 			}