diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index e38a7ca4cdd07cbcc36c032a7a529e60395e640b..f400800bc910d9c1a44c3b1652e34cf56c723a57 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4276,9 +4276,7 @@ print_trace_header(struct seq_file *m, struct trace_iterator *iter)
 	struct tracer *type = iter->trace;
 	unsigned long entries;
 	unsigned long total;
-	const char *name = "preemption";
-
-	name = type->name;
+	const char *name = type->name;
 
 	get_total_entries(buf, &total, &entries);