diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 752e9549a59e..812ec380da82 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2260,6 +2260,11 @@ rb_iter_head_event(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter)
 	 */
 	commit = rb_page_commit(iter_head_page);
 	smp_rmb();
+
+	/* An event needs to be at least 8 bytes in size */
+	if (iter->head > commit - 8)
+		goto reset;
+
 	event = __rb_page_index(iter_head_page, iter->head);
 	length = rb_event_length(event);