diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 04bb94c29f58..ce179619e655 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2380,6 +2380,9 @@ int ring_buffer_meta_seq_init(struct file *file, struct trace_buffer *buffer, in
 	struct seq_file *m;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	ret = seq_open(file, &rb_meta_seq_ops);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;