diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index ee6a7339cf0e..21db0deb5c7d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2339,11 +2339,19 @@ tracing_write_stub(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	return count;
 }
 
+static loff_t tracing_seek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
+{
+	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ)
+		return seq_lseek(file, offset, origin);
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct file_operations tracing_fops = {
 	.open		= tracing_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.write		= tracing_write_stub,
-	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
+	.llseek		= tracing_seek,
 	.release	= tracing_release,
 };