if (tracing_disabled)
                return -ENODEV;
 
+       if (trace_array_get(tr) < 0)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
        ret = seq_open(file, &show_traces_seq_ops);
-       if (ret)
+       if (ret) {
+               trace_array_put(tr);
                return ret;
+       }
 
        m = file->private_data;
        m->private = tr;
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int show_traces_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+       struct trace_array *tr = inode->i_private;
+
+       trace_array_put(tr);
+       return seq_release(inode, file);
+}
+
 static ssize_t
 tracing_write_stub(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
                   size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 static const struct file_operations show_traces_fops = {
        .open           = show_traces_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
-       .release        = seq_release,
        .llseek         = seq_lseek,
+       .release        = show_traces_release,
 };
 
 static ssize_t