diff --git a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
index 4acc552e9279..19d0778ec382 100644
--- a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
+++ b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ void ring_buffer_record_enable(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
 void ring_buffer_record_off(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
 void ring_buffer_record_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
 int ring_buffer_record_is_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
+int ring_buffer_record_is_set_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
 void ring_buffer_record_disable_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 void ring_buffer_record_enable_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index d9cd6191760b..fdaa88f38aec 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -3141,6 +3141,22 @@ int ring_buffer_record_is_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
 	return !atomic_read(&buffer->record_disabled);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ring_buffer_record_is_set_on - return true if the ring buffer is set writable
+ * @buffer: The ring buffer to see if write is set enabled
+ *
+ * Returns true if the ring buffer is set writable by ring_buffer_record_on().
+ * Note that this does NOT mean it is in a writable state.
+ *
+ * It may return true when the ring buffer has been disabled by
+ * ring_buffer_record_disable(), as that is a temporary disabling of
+ * the ring buffer.
+ */
+int ring_buffer_record_is_set_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	return !(atomic_read(&buffer->record_disabled) & RB_BUFFER_OFF);
+}
+
 /**
  * ring_buffer_record_disable_cpu - stop all writes into the cpu_buffer
  * @buffer: The ring buffer to stop writes to.
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 8aef4e63ac57..1b980a8ef791 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -1088,6 +1088,12 @@ update_max_tr(struct trace_array *tr, struct task_struct *tsk, int cpu)
 
 	arch_spin_lock(&tr->max_lock);
 
+	/* Inherit the recordable setting from trace_buffer */
+	if (ring_buffer_record_is_set_on(tr->trace_buffer.buffer))
+		ring_buffer_record_on(tr->max_buffer.buffer);
+	else
+		ring_buffer_record_off(tr->max_buffer.buffer);
+
 	buf = tr->trace_buffer.buffer;
 	tr->trace_buffer.buffer = tr->max_buffer.buffer;
 	tr->max_buffer.buffer = buf;