diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index d3e0ae116806..ececf842ff53 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -7324,10 +7324,11 @@ static const struct file_operations tracing_max_lat_fops = {
 #endif
 
 static const struct file_operations set_tracer_fops = {
-	.open		= tracing_open_generic,
+	.open		= tracing_open_generic_tr,
 	.read		= tracing_set_trace_read,
 	.write		= tracing_set_trace_write,
 	.llseek		= generic_file_llseek,
+	.release	= tracing_release_generic_tr,
 };
 
 static const struct file_operations tracing_pipe_fops = {