diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 0a3d8d5c483d..81c5109b9d00 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct trace_probe {
 	const char		*symbol;	/* symbol name */
 	struct ftrace_event_class	class;
 	struct ftrace_event_call	call;
-	struct ftrace_event_file	**files;
+	struct ftrace_event_file * __rcu *files;
 	ssize_t			size;		/* trace entry size */
 	unsigned int		nr_args;
 	struct probe_arg	args[];