diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
index bc0efc1e5b49..b5e5e6ac67eb 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ static void tmc_etb_disable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 	CS_UNLOCK(drvdata->base);
 
 	tmc_flush_and_stop(drvdata);
-	tmc_etb_dump_hw(drvdata);
+	/*
+	 * When operating in sysFS mode the content of the buffer needs to be
+	 * read before the TMC is disabled.
+	 */
+	if (local_read(&drvdata->mode) == CS_MODE_SYSFS)
+		tmc_etb_dump_hw(drvdata);
 	tmc_disable_hw(drvdata);
 
 	CS_LOCK(drvdata->base);
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
index 0c107811a232..7208584d0da7 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
@@ -76,7 +76,12 @@ static void tmc_etr_disable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 	CS_UNLOCK(drvdata->base);
 
 	tmc_flush_and_stop(drvdata);
-	tmc_etr_dump_hw(drvdata);
+	/*
+	 * When operating in sysFS mode the content of the buffer needs to be
+	 * read before the TMC is disabled.
+	 */
+	if (local_read(&drvdata->mode) == CS_MODE_SYSFS)
+		tmc_etr_dump_hw(drvdata);
 	tmc_disable_hw(drvdata);
 
 	CS_LOCK(drvdata->base);