diff --git a/include/trace/ftrace.h b/include/trace/ftrace.h
index f13471b5d27a..139b5067345b 100644
--- a/include/trace/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/trace/ftrace.h
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ ftrace_raw_output_##call(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags,	\
 	field = (typeof(field))iter->ent;				\
 									\
 	ret = ftrace_raw_output_prep(iter, trace_event);		\
-	if (ret)							\
+	if (ret != TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED)					\
 		return ret;						\
 									\
 	trace_seq_printf(s, print);					\
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
index 163c11b6b8ff..723818bc83b4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
@@ -196,10 +196,7 @@ int ftrace_raw_output_prep(struct trace_iterator *iter,
 	trace_seq_init(p);
 	trace_seq_printf(s, "%s: ", ftrace_event_name(event));
 
-	if (trace_seq_has_overflowed(s))
-		return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
-
-	return 0;
+	return trace_handle_return(s);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ftrace_raw_output_prep);