diff --git a/kernel/trace/simple_ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/simple_ring_buffer.c
index 02af2297ae5a..f731f14d0ff7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/simple_ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/simple_ring_buffer.c
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ int simple_ring_buffer_init_mm(struct simple_rb_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 
 	memset(cpu_buffer->meta, 0, sizeof(*cpu_buffer->meta));
 	cpu_buffer->meta->meta_page_size = PAGE_SIZE;
-	cpu_buffer->meta->nr_subbufs = cpu_buffer->nr_pages;
 
 	/* The reader page is not part of the ring initially */
 	page = load_page(desc->page_va[0]);
@@ -437,6 +436,7 @@ int simple_ring_buffer_init_mm(struct simple_rb_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	cpu_buffer->meta->nr_subbufs = cpu_buffer->nr_pages;
 	/* Close the ring */
 	bpage->link.next = &cpu_buffer->tail_page->link;
 	cpu_buffer->tail_page->link.prev = &bpage->link;