diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 2796bd2b17e4..8f89690230e6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ void trace_find_cmdline(int pid, char comm[])
 
 void tracing_record_cmdline(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	if (atomic_read(&trace_record_cmdline_disabled))
+	if (atomic_read(&trace_record_cmdline_disabled) || !tracing_is_on())
 		return;
 
 	trace_save_cmdline(tsk);