diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index d390fea3a6a5..1c6babe5088f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -8383,7 +8383,7 @@ tracing_buffers_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
 	trace_access_unlock(iter->cpu_file);
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		if (trace_empty(iter)) {
+		if (trace_empty(iter) && !iter->closed) {
 			if ((filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK))
 				return -EAGAIN;