diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index e295c413580ed0a8c4b5a0e7633c9054db87b0f7..eccb4e1187cc788e2f4f60b15bd7b4c00bd2884b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -1929,6 +1929,12 @@ static int run_tracer_selftest(struct tracer *type)
 	if (!selftests_can_run)
 		return save_selftest(type);
 
+	if (!tracing_is_on()) {
+		pr_warn("Selftest for tracer %s skipped due to tracing disabled\n",
+			type->name);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Run a selftest on this tracer.
 	 * Here we reset the trace buffer, and set the current