diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 3fedd051f12c..06249b37d801 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -4436,7 +4436,7 @@ int ring_buffer_iter_empty(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter)
 	cpu_buffer = iter->cpu_buffer;
 	reader = cpu_buffer->reader_page;
 	head_page = cpu_buffer->head_page;
-	commit_page = cpu_buffer->commit_page;
+	commit_page = READ_ONCE(cpu_buffer->commit_page);
 	commit_ts = commit_page->page->time_stamp;
 
 	/*