diff --git a/include/linux/trace_events.h b/include/linux/trace_events.h
index fcf5a64d5cfe..54ba231ded51 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_events.h
@@ -701,6 +701,11 @@ static inline void hist_poll_wakeup(void)
 
 #define hist_poll_wait(file, wait)	\
 	poll_wait(file, &hist_poll_wq, wait)
+
+#else
+static inline void hist_poll_wakeup(void)
+{
+}
 #endif
 
 #define __TRACE_EVENT_FLAGS(name, value)				\
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 284ea3c3f46a..38218cfe20e9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -1169,6 +1169,9 @@ static void remove_event_file_dir(struct trace_event_file *file)
 	free_event_filter(file->filter);
 	file->flags |= EVENT_FILE_FL_FREED;
 	event_file_put(file);
+
+	/* Wake up hist poll waiters to notice the EVENT_FILE_FL_FREED flag. */
+	hist_poll_wakeup();
 }
 
 /*