diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 78022c1a125f..67873c67665e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -6689,7 +6689,7 @@ static int instance_rmdir(const char *name)
 	tracing_set_nop(tr);
 	event_trace_del_tracer(tr);
 	ftrace_destroy_function_files(tr);
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(tr->dir);
+	tracefs_remove_recursive(tr->dir);
 	free_trace_buffers(tr);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < tr->nr_topts; i++) {