diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index f6ed6b79d91f1..5e665c356df77 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4189,15 +4189,9 @@ static void *s_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 	loff_t l = 0;
 	int cpu;
 
-	/*
-	 * copy the tracer to avoid using a global lock all around.
-	 * iter->trace is a copy of current_trace, the pointer to the
-	 * name may be used instead of a strcmp(), as iter->trace->name
-	 * will point to the same string as current_trace->name.
-	 */
 	mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
-	if (unlikely(tr->current_trace && iter->trace->name != tr->current_trace->name))
-		*iter->trace = *tr->current_trace;
+	if (unlikely(tr->current_trace != iter->trace))
+		iter->trace = tr->current_trace;
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_MAX_TRACE
@@ -4846,16 +4840,8 @@ __tracing_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, bool snapshot)
 	iter->fmt = NULL;
 	iter->fmt_size = 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * We make a copy of the current tracer to avoid concurrent
-	 * changes on it while we are reading.
-	 */
 	mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
-	iter->trace = kzalloc(sizeof(*iter->trace), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!iter->trace)
-		goto fail;
-
-	*iter->trace = *tr->current_trace;
+	iter->trace = tr->current_trace;
 
 	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&iter->started, GFP_KERNEL))
 		goto fail;
@@ -4920,7 +4906,6 @@ __tracing_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, bool snapshot)
 
  fail:
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
-	kfree(iter->trace);
 	kfree(iter->temp);
 	kfree(iter->buffer_iter);
 release:
@@ -5005,7 +4990,6 @@ static int tracing_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	free_cpumask_var(iter->started);
 	kfree(iter->fmt);
 	kfree(iter->temp);
-	kfree(iter->trace);
 	kfree(iter->buffer_iter);
 	seq_release_private(inode, file);