diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index c2afcf98ea91..3c11e8e811ed 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -5927,6 +5927,7 @@ int ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int order)
 	for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu) {
 		if (!cpu_buffers[cpu])
 			continue;
+		rb_free_cpu_buffer(cpu_buffers[cpu]);
 		kfree(cpu_buffers[cpu]);
 	}
 	kfree(cpu_buffers);