diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
index 55e2cf66967be5ee7d3db82db47e5371e9816a1a..2901e3b8859066ed32a703143f0372089285109b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ trace_selftest_startup_branch(struct tracer *trace, struct trace_array *tr)
 	/* stop the tracing. */
 	tracing_stop();
 	/* check the trace buffer */
-	ret = trace_test_buffer(tr, &count);
+	ret = trace_test_buffer(&tr->trace_buffer, &count);
 	trace->reset(tr);
 	tracing_start();