diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 22878b0d370cf8671f32e088063d3d75290260dd..2e642b2b7253d11ddce40c657a471f007561be65 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -1433,8 +1433,8 @@ rb_add_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 			/* Darn, this is just wasted space */
 			event->time_delta = 0;
 			event->array[0] = 0;
-			ret = 0;
 		}
+		ret = 0;
 	}
 
 	*delta = 0;