diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_snapshot.c b/kernel/trace/trace_snapshot.c
index 07b43c9863a2..4731ef7325a5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_snapshot.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_snapshot.c
@@ -675,9 +675,12 @@ tracing_snapshot_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf, size_t cnt,
 		if (iter->cpu_file != RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS)
 			return -EINVAL;
 #endif
-		if (tr->allocated_snapshot)
+		if (tr->allocated_snapshot) {
 			ret = resize_buffer_duplicate_size(&tr->snapshot_buffer,
 					&tr->array_buffer, iter->cpu_file);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+		}
 
 		ret = tracing_arm_snapshot_locked(tr);
 		if (ret)