diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 07860b9..7297079 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -5953,6 +5953,8 @@
 	trace_access_lock_init();
 
 	d_tracer = tracing_init_dentry();
+	if (!d_tracer)
+		return 0;
 
 	init_tracer_debugfs(&global_trace, d_tracer);