diff --git a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
index 782e14f62201..b1b03b2c0f08 100644
--- a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
+++ b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ int ring_buffer_iter_empty(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter);
 bool ring_buffer_iter_dropped(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter);
 
 unsigned long ring_buffer_size(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+unsigned long ring_buffer_max_event_size(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
 
 void ring_buffer_reset_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 void ring_buffer_reset_online_cpus(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index bfe2697a92ee..16b640d824f9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -5190,6 +5190,21 @@ unsigned long ring_buffer_size(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_size);
 
+/**
+ * ring_buffer_max_event_size - return the max data size of an event
+ * @buffer: The ring buffer.
+ *
+ * Returns the maximum size an event can be.
+ */
+unsigned long ring_buffer_max_event_size(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	/* If abs timestamp is requested, events have a timestamp too */
+	if (ring_buffer_time_stamp_abs(buffer))
+		return BUF_MAX_DATA_SIZE - RB_LEN_TIME_EXTEND;
+	return BUF_MAX_DATA_SIZE;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_max_event_size);
+
 static void rb_clear_buffer_page(struct buffer_page *page)
 {
 	local_set(&page->write, 0);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 59e39b652afb..dba1328e454b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -7278,8 +7278,9 @@ tracing_mark_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	enum event_trigger_type tt = ETT_NONE;
 	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct print_entry *entry;
+	int meta_size;
 	ssize_t written;
-	int size;
+	size_t size;
 	int len;
 
 /* Used in tracing_mark_raw_write() as well */
@@ -7292,12 +7293,12 @@ tracing_mark_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	if (!(tr->trace_flags & TRACE_ITER_MARKERS))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (cnt > TRACE_BUF_SIZE)
-		cnt = TRACE_BUF_SIZE;
+	if ((ssize_t)cnt < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(TRACE_BUF_SIZE >= PAGE_SIZE);
-
-	size = sizeof(*entry) + cnt + 2; /* add '\0' and possible '\n' */
+	meta_size = sizeof(*entry) + 2;  /* add '\0' and possible '\n' */
+ again:
+	size = cnt + meta_size;
 
 	/* If less than "<faulted>", then make sure we can still add that */
 	if (cnt < FAULTED_SIZE)
@@ -7306,9 +7307,25 @@ tracing_mark_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
 	event = __trace_buffer_lock_reserve(buffer, TRACE_PRINT, size,
 					    tracing_gen_ctx());
-	if (unlikely(!event))
+	if (unlikely(!event)) {
+		/*
+		 * If the size was greater than what was allowed, then
+		 * make it smaller and try again.
+		 */
+		if (size > ring_buffer_max_event_size(buffer)) {
+			/* cnt < FAULTED size should never be bigger than max */
+			if (WARN_ON_ONCE(cnt < FAULTED_SIZE))
+				return -EBADF;
+			cnt = ring_buffer_max_event_size(buffer) - meta_size;
+			/* The above should only happen once */
+			if (WARN_ON_ONCE(cnt + meta_size == size))
+				return -EBADF;
+			goto again;
+		}
+
 		/* Ring buffer disabled, return as if not open for write */
 		return -EBADF;
+	}
 
 	entry = ring_buffer_event_data(event);
 	entry->ip = _THIS_IP_;