diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index a3315d569e2b..a8ad5141d7ba 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -902,8 +902,19 @@ static void rb_wake_up_waiters(struct irq_work *work)
 
 	wake_up_all(&rbwork->waiters);
 	if (rbwork->full_waiters_pending || rbwork->wakeup_full) {
+		/* Only cpu_buffer sets the above flags */
+		struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer =
+			container_of(rbwork, struct ring_buffer_per_cpu, irq_work);
+
+		/* Called from interrupt context */
+		raw_spin_lock(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock);
 		rbwork->wakeup_full = false;
 		rbwork->full_waiters_pending = false;
+
+		/* Waking up all waiters, they will reset the shortest full */
+		cpu_buffer->shortest_full = 0;
+		raw_spin_unlock(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock);
+
 		wake_up_all(&rbwork->full_waiters);
 	}
 }
@@ -1082,28 +1093,33 @@ __poll_t ring_buffer_poll_wait(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
 			  struct file *filp, poll_table *poll_table, int full)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
-	struct rb_irq_work *work;
+	struct rb_irq_work *rbwork;
 
 	if (cpu == RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS) {
-		work = &buffer->irq_work;
+		rbwork = &buffer->irq_work;
 		full = 0;
 	} else {
 		if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 			return EPOLLERR;
 
 		cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
-		work = &cpu_buffer->irq_work;
+		rbwork = &cpu_buffer->irq_work;
 	}
 
 	if (full) {
-		poll_wait(filp, &work->full_waiters, poll_table);
-		work->full_waiters_pending = true;
+		unsigned long flags;
+
+		poll_wait(filp, &rbwork->full_waiters, poll_table);
+
+		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
+		rbwork->full_waiters_pending = true;
 		if (!cpu_buffer->shortest_full ||
 		    cpu_buffer->shortest_full > full)
 			cpu_buffer->shortest_full = full;
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
 	} else {
-		poll_wait(filp, &work->waiters, poll_table);
-		work->waiters_pending = true;
+		poll_wait(filp, &rbwork->waiters, poll_table);
+		rbwork->waiters_pending = true;
 	}
 
 	/*