diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 07888e15c6943a7bd233b85ea40ec49dbeeb5677..d399592701aa3d96b1fd299f4ef9e65374435c40 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -5030,6 +5030,7 @@ __ftrace_dump(bool disable_tracing, enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode)
 	if (disable_tracing)
 		ftrace_kill();
 
+	/* Simulate the iterator */
 	trace_init_global_iter(&iter);
 
 	for_each_tracing_cpu(cpu) {
@@ -5041,10 +5042,6 @@ __ftrace_dump(bool disable_tracing, enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode)
 	/* don't look at user memory in panic mode */
 	trace_flags &= ~TRACE_ITER_SYM_USEROBJ;
 
-	/* Simulate the iterator */
-	iter.tr = &global_trace;
-	iter.trace = current_trace;
-
 	switch (oops_dump_mode) {
 	case DUMP_ALL:
 		iter.cpu_file = TRACE_PIPE_ALL_CPU;