diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 68d87d2b3822..76bcc80b893e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -7604,7 +7604,9 @@ static int allocate_trace_buffers(struct trace_array *tr, int size)
 				    allocate_snapshot ? size : 1);
 	if (WARN_ON(ret)) {
 		ring_buffer_free(tr->trace_buffer.buffer);
+		tr->trace_buffer.buffer = NULL;
 		free_percpu(tr->trace_buffer.data);
+		tr->trace_buffer.data = NULL;
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	tr->allocated_snapshot = allocate_snapshot;