diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index bf6f1d70484dc02a449fa71b73b753649b698715..8e0875060198183ab78e3150c3e405191a38f4d1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -5604,7 +5604,6 @@ static int tracing_open_pipe(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	return ret;
 
 fail:
-	kfree(iter->trace);
 	kfree(iter);
 	__trace_array_put(tr);
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);