diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 68032c6177dbb8..49249c28690dbb 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tracing_on);
 void tracing_off(void)
 {
 	if (global_trace.buffer)
-		ring_buffer_record_on(global_trace.buffer);
+		ring_buffer_record_off(global_trace.buffer);
 	/*
 	 * This flag is only looked at when buffers haven't been
 	 * allocated yet. We don't really care about the race