diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_inject.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_inject.c
index d6b4935a78c0..dbecfbb73d23 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_inject.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_inject.c
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ event_inject_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t size,
 }
 
 const struct file_operations event_inject_fops = {
-	.open = tracing_open_generic,
+	.open = tracing_open_file_tr,
 	.read = event_inject_read,
 	.write = event_inject_write,
+	.release = tracing_release_file_tr,
 };