int index;
 
        index = current->curr_ret_stack;
+
+       if (unlikely(index < 0)) {
+               ftrace_graph_stop();
+               WARN_ON(1);
+               /* Might as well panic, otherwise we have no where to go */
+               *ret = (unsigned long)panic;
+               return;
+       }
+
        *ret = current->ret_stack[index].ret;
        trace->func = current->ret_stack[index].func;
        trace->calltime = current->ret_stack[index].calltime;
        trace->depth = index;
        barrier();
        current->curr_ret_stack--;
+
 }
 
 /*
        trace.rettime = cpu_clock(raw_smp_processor_id());
        ftrace_graph_return(&trace);
 
+       if (unlikely(!ret)) {
+               ftrace_graph_stop();
+               WARN_ON(1);
+               /* Might as well panic. What else to do? */
+               ret = (unsigned long)panic;
+       }
+
        return ret;
 }