diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 7118475b08e7..f9c64329ec15 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -7996,12 +7996,33 @@ trace_options_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf, size_t cnt,
 	return cnt;
 }
 
+static int tracing_open_options(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	struct trace_option_dentry *topt = inode->i_private;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = tracing_check_open_get_tr(topt->tr);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	filp->private_data = inode->i_private;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int tracing_release_options(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct trace_option_dentry *topt = file->private_data;
+
+	trace_array_put(topt->tr);
+	return 0;
+}
 
 static const struct file_operations trace_options_fops = {
-	.open = tracing_open_generic,
+	.open = tracing_open_options,
 	.read = trace_options_read,
 	.write = trace_options_write,
 	.llseek	= generic_file_llseek,
+	.release = tracing_release_options,
 };
 
 /*