diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index f9c64329ec15..85ad403006a2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4244,6 +4244,33 @@ int tracing_open_generic_tr(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * The private pointer of the inode is the trace_event_file.
+ * Update the tr ref count associated to it.
+ */
+int tracing_open_file_tr(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	struct trace_event_file *file = inode->i_private;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = tracing_check_open_get_tr(file->tr);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	filp->private_data = inode->i_private;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int tracing_release_file_tr(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	struct trace_event_file *file = inode->i_private;
+
+	trace_array_put(file->tr);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int tracing_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr = inode->i_private;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 21f85c0bd66e..f1f54111b856 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -680,6 +680,8 @@ void tracing_reset_all_online_cpus(void);
 void tracing_reset_all_online_cpus_unlocked(void);
 int tracing_open_generic(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
 int tracing_open_generic_tr(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
+int tracing_open_file_tr(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
+int tracing_release_file_tr(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
 bool tracing_is_disabled(void);
 bool tracer_tracing_is_on(struct trace_array *tr);
 void tracer_tracing_on(struct trace_array *tr);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 0c21da12b650..51adf0817ef3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -1699,9 +1699,10 @@ static const struct file_operations ftrace_set_event_pid_fops = {
 };
 
 static const struct file_operations ftrace_enable_fops = {
-	.open = tracing_open_generic,
+	.open = tracing_open_file_tr,
 	.read = event_enable_read,
 	.write = event_enable_write,
+	.release = tracing_release_file_tr,
 	.llseek = default_llseek,
 };
 
@@ -1718,9 +1719,10 @@ static const struct file_operations ftrace_event_id_fops = {
 };
 
 static const struct file_operations ftrace_event_filter_fops = {
-	.open = tracing_open_generic,
+	.open = tracing_open_file_tr,
 	.read = event_filter_read,
 	.write = event_filter_write,
+	.release = tracing_release_file_tr,
 	.llseek = default_llseek,
 };