diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 83e08b78dbee..4122ccde6ec2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -7126,12 +7126,24 @@ static ssize_t tracing_err_log_write(struct file *file,
 	return count;
 }
 
+static int tracing_err_log_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct trace_array *tr = inode->i_private;
+
+	trace_array_put(tr);
+
+	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ)
+		seq_release(inode, file);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct file_operations tracing_err_log_fops = {
 	.open           = tracing_err_log_open,
 	.write		= tracing_err_log_write,
 	.read           = seq_read,
 	.llseek         = seq_lseek,
-	.release	= tracing_release_generic_tr,
+	.release        = tracing_err_log_release,
 };
 
 static int tracing_buffers_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)