diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 3ba08fc1b7d0..fdb3153bbf48 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -1883,6 +1883,8 @@ static void rb_meta_validate_events(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	if (!meta || !meta->head_buffer)
 		return;
 
+	orig_head = head_page = cpu_buffer->head_page;
+
 	/* Do the reader page first */
 	ret = rb_validate_buffer(cpu_buffer->reader_page->page, cpu_buffer->cpu);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1893,7 +1895,6 @@ static void rb_meta_validate_events(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 	entry_bytes += local_read(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->page->commit);
 	local_set(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->entries, ret);
 
-	orig_head = head_page = cpu_buffer->head_page;
 	ts = head_page->page->time_stamp;
 
 	/*