diff --git a/include/linux/trace_seq.h b/include/linux/trace_seq.h
index 3691e0e76a1a..9ec229dfddaa 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_seq.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_seq.h
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@
 
 /*
  * Trace sequences are used to allow a function to call several other functions
- * to create a string of data to use (up to a max of PAGE_SIZE).
+ * to create a string of data to use.
  */
 
+#define TRACE_SEQ_BUFFER_SIZE	(PAGE_SIZE * 2 - \
+	(sizeof(struct seq_buf) + sizeof(size_t) + sizeof(int)))
+
 struct trace_seq {
-	char			buffer[PAGE_SIZE];
+	char			buffer[TRACE_SEQ_BUFFER_SIZE];
 	struct seq_buf		seq;
 	size_t			readpos;
 	int			full;
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ struct trace_seq {
 static inline void
 trace_seq_init(struct trace_seq *s)
 {
-	seq_buf_init(&s->seq, s->buffer, PAGE_SIZE);
+	seq_buf_init(&s->seq, s->buffer, TRACE_SEQ_BUFFER_SIZE);
 	s->full = 0;
 	s->readpos = 0;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index dba1328e454b..0be30cccabb4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -3753,7 +3753,7 @@ static bool trace_safe_str(struct trace_iterator *iter, const char *str,
 
 	/* OK if part of the temp seq buffer */
 	if ((addr >= (unsigned long)iter->tmp_seq.buffer) &&
-	    (addr < (unsigned long)iter->tmp_seq.buffer + PAGE_SIZE))
+	    (addr < (unsigned long)iter->tmp_seq.buffer + TRACE_SEQ_BUFFER_SIZE))
 		return true;
 
 	/* Core rodata can not be freed */
@@ -6932,8 +6932,8 @@ waitagain:
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (cnt >= PAGE_SIZE)
-		cnt = PAGE_SIZE - 1;
+	if (cnt >= TRACE_SEQ_BUFFER_SIZE)
+		cnt = TRACE_SEQ_BUFFER_SIZE - 1;
 
 	/* reset all but tr, trace, and overruns */
 	trace_iterator_reset(iter);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_seq.c b/kernel/trace/trace_seq.c
index 7be97229ddf8..c158d65a8a88 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_seq.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_seq.c
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
  * trace_seq_init() more than once to reset the trace_seq to start
  * from scratch.
  * 
- * The buffer size is currently PAGE_SIZE, although it may become dynamic
- * in the future.
- *
  * A write to the buffer will either succeed or fail. That is, unlike
  * sprintf() there will not be a partial write (well it may write into
  * the buffer but it wont update the pointers). This allows users to