diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index f5b35a5e852f..531c9e69d0b3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4469,7 +4469,7 @@ tracing_free_buffer_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 	/* disable tracing ? */
 	if (trace_flags & TRACE_ITER_STOP_ON_FREE)
-		tracing_off();
+		tracer_tracing_off(tr);
 	/* resize the ring buffer to 0 */
 	tracing_resize_ring_buffer(tr, 0, RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS);