diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 66358d66c933..4bf050fcfe3b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/trace_seq.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/irq_work.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/hardirq.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>	/* for self test */
@@ -5068,6 +5069,11 @@ static __init int test_ringbuffer(void)
 	int cpu;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_TRACEFS)) {
+		pr_warning("Lockdown is enabled, skipping ring buffer tests\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	pr_info("Running ring buffer tests...\n");
 
 	buffer = ring_buffer_alloc(RB_TEST_BUFFER_SIZE, RB_FL_OVERWRITE);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 02a23a6e5e00..23459d53d576 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -1888,6 +1888,12 @@ int __init register_tracer(struct tracer *type)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_TRACEFS)) {
+		pr_warning("Can not register tracer %s due to lockdown\n",
+			   type->name);
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+
 	mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
 
 	tracing_selftest_running = true;
@@ -8789,6 +8795,11 @@ struct dentry *tracing_init_dentry(void)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr = &global_trace;
 
+	if (security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_TRACEFS)) {
+		pr_warning("Tracing disabled due to lockdown\n");
+		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
+	}
+
 	/* The top level trace array uses  NULL as parent */
 	if (tr->dir)
 		return NULL;
@@ -9231,6 +9242,12 @@ __init static int tracer_alloc_buffers(void)
 	int ring_buf_size;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
+
+	if (security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_TRACEFS)) {
+		pr_warning("Tracing disabled due to lockdown\n");
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Make sure we don't accidently add more trace options
 	 * than we have bits for.