diff --git a/tools/mm/slabinfo.c b/tools/mm/slabinfo.c
index 54c7265ab52d..39f7eae7eecd 100644
--- a/tools/mm/slabinfo.c
+++ b/tools/mm/slabinfo.c
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static void slab_debug(struct slabinfo *s)
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s can only enable trace for one slab at a time\n", s->name);
 	}
 	if (!tracing && s->trace)
-		set_obj(s, "trace", 1);
+		set_obj(s, "trace", 0);
 }
 
 static void totals(void)