diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index cf3fd74fa6750560ceee9d334b898f57d40a9c7f..b52c4d79eb78aeb580e833e805da2a867a422422 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -2261,8 +2261,6 @@ create_new_subsystem(const char *name)
 	if (!system->name)
 		goto out_free;
 
-	system->filter = NULL;
-
 	system->filter = kzalloc(sizeof(struct event_filter), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!system->filter)
 		goto out_free;