diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 42fdf3adff31..cf22b4bf9896 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2053,6 +2053,9 @@ void trace_default_header(struct seq_file *m)
 {
 	struct trace_iterator *iter = m->private;
 
+	if (!(trace_flags & TRACE_ITER_CONTEXT_INFO))
+		return;
+
 	if (iter->iter_flags & TRACE_FILE_LAT_FMT) {
 		/* print nothing if the buffers are empty */
 		if (trace_empty(iter))