diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 31a9edd7aa93..b95381ebdd5e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -3357,21 +3357,16 @@ static void rb_iter_reset(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter)
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer = iter->cpu_buffer;
 
 	/* Iterator usage is expected to have record disabled */
-	if (list_empty(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->list)) {
-		iter->head_page = rb_set_head_page(cpu_buffer);
-		if (unlikely(!iter->head_page))
-			return;
-		iter->head = iter->head_page->read;
-	} else {
-		iter->head_page = cpu_buffer->reader_page;
-		iter->head = cpu_buffer->reader_page->read;
-	}
+	iter->head_page = cpu_buffer->reader_page;
+	iter->head = cpu_buffer->reader_page->read;
+
+	iter->cache_reader_page = iter->head_page;
+	iter->cache_read = iter->head;
+
 	if (iter->head)
 		iter->read_stamp = cpu_buffer->read_stamp;
 	else
 		iter->read_stamp = iter->head_page->page->time_stamp;
-	iter->cache_reader_page = cpu_buffer->reader_page;
-	iter->cache_read = cpu_buffer->read;
 }
 
 /**