diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index b0963ac6fd16..84fd4cdd486f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -7193,15 +7193,8 @@ int ring_buffer_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 		unsigned int event_size;
 		unsigned int flags = 0;
 
-		/*
-		 * If a full page is expected, this can still be returned
-		 * if there's been a previous partial read and the
-		 * rest of the page can be read and the commit page is off
-		 * the reader page.
-		 */
-		if (full &&
-		    (!read || (len < (size - read)) ||
-		     cpu_buffer->reader_page == cpu_buffer->commit_page))
+		/* If a full page is requested, it cannot be the commit page */
+		if (full && cpu_buffer->reader_page == cpu_buffer->commit_page)
 			return -1;
 
 		if (len > (size - read))