diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index edce2ff38944..960cbf44c844 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -563,7 +563,6 @@ static void rb_free_cpu_buffer(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	struct list_head *head = &cpu_buffer->pages;
 	struct buffer_page *bpage, *tmp;
 
-	list_del_init(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->list);
 	free_buffer_page(cpu_buffer->reader_page);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(bpage, tmp, head, list) {