diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 721947b9962d..f9c2bdbbd893 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -5686,7 +5686,7 @@ static int tracing_set_tracer(struct trace_array *tr, const char *buf)
 	}
 
 	/* If trace pipe files are being read, we can't change the tracer */
-	if (tr->current_trace->ref) {
+	if (tr->trace_ref) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -5902,7 +5902,7 @@ static int tracing_open_pipe(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 	nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
 
-	tr->current_trace->ref++;
+	tr->trace_ref++;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 	return ret;
@@ -5921,7 +5921,7 @@ static int tracing_release_pipe(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
 
-	tr->current_trace->ref--;
+	tr->trace_ref--;
 
 	if (iter->trace->pipe_close)
 		iter->trace->pipe_close(iter);
@@ -7230,7 +7230,7 @@ static int tracing_buffers_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 	filp->private_data = info;
 
-	tr->current_trace->ref++;
+	tr->trace_ref++;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 
@@ -7331,7 +7331,7 @@ static int tracing_buffers_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
 
-	iter->tr->current_trace->ref--;
+	iter->tr->trace_ref--;
 
 	__trace_array_put(iter->tr);
 
@@ -8470,7 +8470,7 @@ static int __remove_instance(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (tr->ref || (tr->current_trace && tr->current_trace->ref))
+	if (tr->ref || (tr->current_trace && tr->trace_ref))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	list_del(&tr->list);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index a3c29d5fcc61..4055158c1dd2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ struct trace_array {
 	struct trace_event_file *trace_marker_file;
 	cpumask_var_t		tracing_cpumask; /* only trace on set CPUs */
 	int			ref;
+	int			trace_ref;
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
 	struct ftrace_ops	*ops;
 	struct trace_pid_list	__rcu *function_pids;
@@ -498,7 +499,6 @@ struct tracer {
 	struct tracer		*next;
 	struct tracer_flags	*flags;
 	int			enabled;
-	int			ref;
 	bool			print_max;
 	bool			allow_instances;
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_MAX_TRACE