diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index b951aa1fac61..96457ad8d720 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -1841,6 +1841,10 @@ static ssize_t sysfs_blk_trace_attr_store(struct device *dev,
 	mutex_lock(&q->blk_trace_mutex);
 
 	if (attr == &dev_attr_enable) {
+		if (!!value == !!q->blk_trace) {
+			ret = 0;
+			goto out_unlock_bdev;
+		}
 		if (value)
 			ret = blk_trace_setup_queue(q, bdev);
 		else