diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
index 1a41b682274a..67c7979c40c0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
@@ -955,6 +955,16 @@ traceon_trigger(struct event_trigger_data *data,
 		struct trace_buffer *buffer, void *rec,
 		struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
+	struct trace_event_file *file = data->private_data;
+
+	if (file) {
+		if (tracer_tracing_is_on(file->tr))
+			return;
+
+		tracer_tracing_on(file->tr);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (tracing_is_on())
 		return;
 
@@ -966,8 +976,15 @@ traceon_count_trigger(struct event_trigger_data *data,
 		      struct trace_buffer *buffer, void *rec,
 		      struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
-	if (tracing_is_on())
-		return;
+	struct trace_event_file *file = data->private_data;
+
+	if (file) {
+		if (tracer_tracing_is_on(file->tr))
+			return;
+	} else {
+		if (tracing_is_on())
+			return;
+	}
 
 	if (!data->count)
 		return;
@@ -975,7 +992,10 @@ traceon_count_trigger(struct event_trigger_data *data,
 	if (data->count != -1)
 		(data->count)--;
 
-	tracing_on();
+	if (file)
+		tracer_tracing_on(file->tr);
+	else
+		tracing_on();
 }
 
 static void
@@ -983,6 +1003,16 @@ traceoff_trigger(struct event_trigger_data *data,
 		 struct trace_buffer *buffer, void *rec,
 		 struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
+	struct trace_event_file *file = data->private_data;
+
+	if (file) {
+		if (!tracer_tracing_is_on(file->tr))
+			return;
+
+		tracer_tracing_off(file->tr);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!tracing_is_on())
 		return;
 
@@ -994,8 +1024,15 @@ traceoff_count_trigger(struct event_trigger_data *data,
 		       struct trace_buffer *buffer, void *rec,
 		       struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
-	if (!tracing_is_on())
-		return;
+	struct trace_event_file *file = data->private_data;
+
+	if (file) {
+		if (!tracer_tracing_is_on(file->tr))
+			return;
+	} else {
+		if (!tracing_is_on())
+			return;
+	}
 
 	if (!data->count)
 		return;
@@ -1003,7 +1040,10 @@ traceoff_count_trigger(struct event_trigger_data *data,
 	if (data->count != -1)
 		(data->count)--;
 
-	tracing_off();
+	if (file)
+		tracer_tracing_off(file->tr);
+	else
+		tracing_off();
 }
 
 static int