diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 3a19c354edd6..ed7b5d1e12f4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -1698,6 +1698,7 @@ __find_next_entry(struct trace_iterator *iter, int *ent_cpu,
 	int cpu_file = iter->cpu_file;
 	u64 next_ts = 0, ts;
 	int next_cpu = -1;
+	int next_size = 0;
 	int cpu;
 
 	/*
@@ -1729,9 +1730,12 @@ __find_next_entry(struct trace_iterator *iter, int *ent_cpu,
 			next_cpu = cpu;
 			next_ts = ts;
 			next_lost = lost_events;
+			next_size = iter->ent_size;
 		}
 	}
 
+	iter->ent_size = next_size;
+
 	if (ent_cpu)
 		*ent_cpu = next_cpu;