diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
index f725802160c0b..d0309de2f84fe 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
@@ -940,6 +940,16 @@ static void
 traceon_trigger(struct event_trigger_data *data, void *rec,
 		struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
+	struct trace_event_file *file = data->private_data;
+
+	if (file) {
+		if (tracer_tracing_is_on(file->tr))
+			return;
+
+		tracer_tracing_on(file->tr);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (tracing_is_on())
 		return;
 
@@ -950,8 +960,15 @@ static void
 traceon_count_trigger(struct event_trigger_data *data, void *rec,
 		      struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
-	if (tracing_is_on())
-		return;
+	struct trace_event_file *file = data->private_data;
+
+	if (file) {
+		if (tracer_tracing_is_on(file->tr))
+			return;
+	} else {
+		if (tracing_is_on())
+			return;
+	}
 
 	if (!data->count)
 		return;
@@ -959,13 +976,26 @@ traceon_count_trigger(struct event_trigger_data *data, void *rec,
 	if (data->count != -1)
 		(data->count)--;
 
-	tracing_on();
+	if (file)
+		tracer_tracing_on(file->tr);
+	else
+		tracing_on();
 }
 
 static void
 traceoff_trigger(struct event_trigger_data *data, void *rec,
 		 struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
+	struct trace_event_file *file = data->private_data;
+
+	if (file) {
+		if (!tracer_tracing_is_on(file->tr))
+			return;
+
+		tracer_tracing_off(file->tr);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!tracing_is_on())
 		return;
 
@@ -976,8 +1006,15 @@ static void
 traceoff_count_trigger(struct event_trigger_data *data, void *rec,
 		       struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
-	if (!tracing_is_on())
-		return;
+	struct trace_event_file *file = data->private_data;
+
+	if (file) {
+		if (!tracer_tracing_is_on(file->tr))
+			return;
+	} else {
+		if (!tracing_is_on())
+			return;
+	}
 
 	if (!data->count)
 		return;
@@ -985,7 +1022,10 @@ traceoff_count_trigger(struct event_trigger_data *data, void *rec,
 	if (data->count != -1)
 		(data->count)--;
 
-	tracing_off();
+	if (file)
+		tracer_tracing_off(file->tr);
+	else
+		tracing_off();
 }
 
 static int