diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 54e7a90db848df3d1bca17e1ca966e57d2ce57d2..ca47a4fa2986c953dffa0b74fc791647bf0409fb 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -3405,11 +3405,23 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_iter_reset);
 int ring_buffer_iter_empty(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
+	struct buffer_page *reader;
+	struct buffer_page *head_page;
+	struct buffer_page *commit_page;
+	unsigned commit;
 
 	cpu_buffer = iter->cpu_buffer;
 
-	return iter->head_page == cpu_buffer->commit_page &&
-		iter->head == rb_commit_index(cpu_buffer);
+	/* Remember, trace recording is off when iterator is in use */
+	reader = cpu_buffer->reader_page;
+	head_page = cpu_buffer->head_page;
+	commit_page = cpu_buffer->commit_page;
+	commit = rb_page_commit(commit_page);
+
+	return ((iter->head_page == commit_page && iter->head == commit) ||
+		(iter->head_page == reader && commit_page == head_page &&
+		 head_page->read == commit &&
+		 iter->head == rb_page_commit(cpu_buffer->reader_page)));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_iter_empty);