diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 8c1b2d290718..54191d6ed195 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2232,12 +2232,12 @@ ring_buffer_lock_reserve(struct ring_buffer *buffer, unsigned long length)
 	if (ring_buffer_flags != RB_BUFFERS_ON)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&buffer->record_disabled))
-		return NULL;
-
 	/* If we are tracing schedule, we don't want to recurse */
 	resched = ftrace_preempt_disable();
 
+	if (atomic_read(&buffer->record_disabled))
+		goto out_nocheck;
+
 	if (trace_recursive_lock())
 		goto out_nocheck;
 
@@ -2469,11 +2469,11 @@ int ring_buffer_write(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
 	if (ring_buffer_flags != RB_BUFFERS_ON)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&buffer->record_disabled))
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	resched = ftrace_preempt_disable();
 
+	if (atomic_read(&buffer->record_disabled))
+		goto out;
+
 	cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 
 	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))