diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 252f79c435f8..fa7d813b04c6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4355,9 +4355,14 @@ static int show_traces_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if (tracing_disabled)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	if (trace_array_get(tr) < 0)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	ret = seq_open(file, &show_traces_seq_ops);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		trace_array_put(tr);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	m = file->private_data;
 	m->private = tr;
@@ -4365,6 +4370,14 @@ static int show_traces_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int show_traces_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct trace_array *tr = inode->i_private;
+
+	trace_array_put(tr);
+	return seq_release(inode, file);
+}
+
 static ssize_t
 tracing_write_stub(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 		   size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
@@ -4395,8 +4408,8 @@ static const struct file_operations tracing_fops = {
 static const struct file_operations show_traces_fops = {
 	.open		= show_traces_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
-	.release	= seq_release,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
+	.release	= show_traces_release,
 };
 
 static ssize_t