diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 0044b91d5469..f1868677f856 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -1172,6 +1172,7 @@ struct event_trigger_data {
 	struct event_filter __rcu	*filter;
 	char				*filter_str;
 	void				*private_data;
+	bool				paused;
 	struct list_head		list;
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
index 0a62887c63c0..e4d8b3763175 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ event_triggers_call(struct trace_event_file *file, void *rec)
 		return tt;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(data, &file->triggers, list) {
+		if (data->paused)
+			continue;
 		if (!rec) {
 			data->ops->func(data, rec);
 			continue;
@@ -110,6 +112,8 @@ event_triggers_post_call(struct trace_event_file *file,
 	struct event_trigger_data *data;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(data, &file->triggers, list) {
+		if (data->paused)
+			continue;
 		if (data->cmd_ops->trigger_type & tt)
 			data->ops->func(data, rec);
 	}