diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 4d89e84f0f4b527c2269e1736594f520dc206ecc..17bb88d86ac2fead9cb0bacc72a338c2d8d798c4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #define TRACE_BUFFER_FLAGS	(RB_FL_OVERWRITE)
 
-unsigned long __read_mostly	tracing_max_latency = (cycle_t)ULONG_MAX;
+unsigned long __read_mostly	tracing_max_latency;
 unsigned long __read_mostly	tracing_thresh;
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c b/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
index 7c2e326bbc8b15d942532d5951a38978fb66e194..62a78d943534cd0c6b4d50d8ef5832db741c881d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ static void stop_irqsoff_tracer(struct trace_array *tr)
 
 static void __irqsoff_tracer_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
+	tracing_max_latency = 0;
 	irqsoff_trace = tr;
 	/* make sure that the tracer is visible */
 	smp_wmb();
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
index 43586b689e3108c8cad184a6667365b7a1dc87da..42ae1e77b6b3a499408b1d23f101ac154be0fa70 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ static void stop_wakeup_tracer(struct trace_array *tr)
 
 static int wakeup_tracer_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
+	tracing_max_latency = 0;
 	wakeup_trace = tr;
 	start_wakeup_tracer(tr);
 	return 0;