diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index b8030f1e577b..8649e72099a8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -5597,8 +5597,7 @@ static int __tracing_resize_ring_buffer(struct trace_array *tr,
 		return ret;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_MAX_TRACE
-	if (!(tr->flags & TRACE_ARRAY_FL_GLOBAL) ||
-	    !tr->current_trace->use_max_tr)
+	if (!tr->current_trace->use_max_tr)
 		goto out;
 
 	ret = ring_buffer_resize(tr->max_buffer.buffer, size, cpu);