diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index fa7d813b04c6..94f1b9124939 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4156,7 +4156,7 @@ bool tracing_is_disabled(void)
  * Open and update trace_array ref count.
  * Must have the current trace_array passed to it.
  */
-static int tracing_open_generic_tr(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+int tracing_open_generic_tr(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr = inode->i_private;
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index f801d154ff6a..854dbf4050f8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ void tracing_reset_online_cpus(struct trace_buffer *buf);
 void tracing_reset_current(int cpu);
 void tracing_reset_all_online_cpus(void);
 int tracing_open_generic(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
+int tracing_open_generic_tr(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
 bool tracing_is_disabled(void);
 bool tracer_tracing_is_on(struct trace_array *tr);
 void tracer_tracing_on(struct trace_array *tr);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index b89cdfe20bc1..9613a757c902 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -1440,28 +1440,17 @@ static int system_tr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	struct trace_array *tr = inode->i_private;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (tracing_is_disabled())
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	if (trace_array_get(tr) < 0)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	/* Make a temporary dir that has no system but points to tr */
 	dir = kzalloc(sizeof(*dir), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dir) {
-		trace_array_put(tr);
+	if (!dir)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
-	dir->tr = tr;
-
-	ret = tracing_open_generic(inode, filp);
+	ret = tracing_open_generic_tr(inode, filp);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		trace_array_put(tr);
 		kfree(dir);
 		return ret;
 	}
-
+	dir->tr = tr;
 	filp->private_data = dir;
 
 	return 0;