diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 7053628d129e..a5e197423460 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -518,12 +518,12 @@ restart:
 					}
 				}
 				set_bit(HIF_HOLDER, &gh->gh_iflags);
-				trace_gfs2_promote(gh, 1);
+				trace_gfs2_promote(gh);
 				gfs2_holder_wake(gh);
 				goto restart;
 			}
 			set_bit(HIF_HOLDER, &gh->gh_iflags);
-			trace_gfs2_promote(gh, 0);
+			trace_gfs2_promote(gh);
 			gfs2_holder_wake(gh);
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trace_gfs2.h b/fs/gfs2/trace_gfs2.h
index bd6c8e9e49db..a5deb9f86831 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trace_gfs2.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trace_gfs2.h
@@ -197,15 +197,14 @@ TRACE_EVENT(gfs2_demote_rq,
 /* Promotion/grant of a glock */
 TRACE_EVENT(gfs2_promote,
 
-	TP_PROTO(const struct gfs2_holder *gh, int first),
+	TP_PROTO(const struct gfs2_holder *gh),
 
-	TP_ARGS(gh, first),
+	TP_ARGS(gh),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(        dev_t,  dev                     )
 		__field(	u64,	glnum			)
 		__field(	u32,	gltype			)
-		__field(	int,	first			)
 		__field(	u8,	state			)
 	),
 
@@ -213,14 +212,12 @@ TRACE_EVENT(gfs2_promote,
 		__entry->dev	= gh->gh_gl->gl_name.ln_sbd->sd_vfs->s_dev;
 		__entry->glnum	= gh->gh_gl->gl_name.ln_number;
 		__entry->gltype	= gh->gh_gl->gl_name.ln_type;
-		__entry->first	= first;
 		__entry->state	= glock_trace_state(gh->gh_state);
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("%u,%u glock %u:%llu promote %s %s",
+	TP_printk("%u,%u glock %u:%llu promote %s",
 		  MAJOR(__entry->dev), MINOR(__entry->dev), __entry->gltype,
 		  (unsigned long long)__entry->glnum,
-		  __entry->first ? "first": "other",
 		  glock_trace_name(__entry->state))
 );