diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 2508c319ae5f..f95bf81529f5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -5664,7 +5664,7 @@ static int tracing_set_clock(struct trace_array *tr, const char *clockstr)
 	tracing_reset_online_cpus(&tr->trace_buffer);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_MAX_TRACE
-	if (tr->flags & TRACE_ARRAY_FL_GLOBAL && tr->max_buffer.buffer)
+	if (tr->max_buffer.buffer)
 		ring_buffer_set_clock(tr->max_buffer.buffer, trace_clocks[i].func);
 	tracing_reset_online_cpus(&tr->max_buffer);
 #endif