diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
index c265ec5f1726..220172cb874d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
@@ -1285,6 +1285,22 @@ static __always_inline void osnoise_stop_tracing(void)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
+/*
+ * osnoise_has_tracing_on - Check if there is at least one instance on
+ */
+static __always_inline int osnoise_has_tracing_on(void)
+{
+	struct osnoise_instance *inst;
+	int trace_is_on = 0;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(inst, &osnoise_instances, list)
+		trace_is_on += tracer_tracing_is_on(inst->tr);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return trace_is_on;
+}
+
 /*
  * notify_new_max_latency - Notify a new max latency via fsnotify interface.
  */
@@ -1517,13 +1533,16 @@ static struct cpumask save_cpumask;
 /*
  * osnoise_sleep - sleep until the next period
  */
-static void osnoise_sleep(void)
+static void osnoise_sleep(bool skip_period)
 {
 	u64 interval;
 	ktime_t wake_time;
 
 	mutex_lock(&interface_lock);
-	interval = osnoise_data.sample_period - osnoise_data.sample_runtime;
+	if (skip_period)
+		interval = osnoise_data.sample_period;
+	else
+		interval = osnoise_data.sample_period - osnoise_data.sample_runtime;
 	mutex_unlock(&interface_lock);
 
 	/*
@@ -1604,8 +1623,14 @@ static int osnoise_main(void *data)
 		if (osnoise_migration_pending())
 			break;
 
+		/* skip a period if tracing is off on all instances */
+		if (!osnoise_has_tracing_on()) {
+			osnoise_sleep(true);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		run_osnoise();
-		osnoise_sleep();
+		osnoise_sleep(false);
 	}
 
 	migrate_enable();