diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
index 92922dbd5b5c..6abeecbfc51d 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__stack_chk_guard);
 
 extern asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void);
 
-void arch_cpu_idle(void)
+void noinstr arch_cpu_idle(void)
 {
 	cpu_do_idle();
 }