diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
index fef1270439e9..343ba9ce946a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ void etm4_release_trace_id(struct etmv4_drvdata *drvdata)
 
 struct etm4_enable_arg {
 	struct etmv4_drvdata *drvdata;
+	struct coresight_path *path;
 	int rc;
 };
 
@@ -625,8 +626,12 @@ static void etm4_enable_sysfs_smp_call(void *info)
 	arg->rc = etm4_enable_hw(arg->drvdata);
 
 	/* The tracer didn't start */
-	if (arg->rc)
+	if (arg->rc) {
 		coresight_set_mode(csdev, CS_MODE_DISABLED);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	csdev->path = arg->path;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -894,9 +899,13 @@ static int etm4_enable_perf(struct coresight_device *csdev,
 
 out:
 	/* Failed to start tracer; roll back to DISABLED mode */
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
 		coresight_set_mode(csdev, CS_MODE_DISABLED);
-	return ret;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	csdev->path = path;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int etm4_enable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev, struct coresight_path *path)
@@ -926,6 +935,7 @@ static int etm4_enable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev, struct coresight_pa
 	 * ensures that register writes occur when cpu is powered.
 	 */
 	arg.drvdata = drvdata;
+	arg.path = path;
 	ret = smp_call_function_single(drvdata->cpu,
 				       etm4_enable_sysfs_smp_call, &arg, 1);
 	if (!ret)
@@ -1067,6 +1077,7 @@ static void etm4_disable_sysfs_smp_call(void *info)
 
 	etm4_disable_hw(drvdata);
 
+	drvdata->csdev->path = NULL;
 	coresight_set_mode(drvdata->csdev, CS_MODE_DISABLED);
 }
 
@@ -1096,6 +1107,7 @@ static int etm4_disable_perf(struct coresight_device *csdev,
 	/* TRCVICTLR::SSSTATUS, bit[9] */
 	filters->ssstatus = (control & BIT(9));
 
+	drvdata->csdev->path = NULL;
 	coresight_set_mode(drvdata->csdev, CS_MODE_DISABLED);
 
 	/*