diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 8658cad53cb5..e4a490d3d08c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -7717,12 +7717,55 @@ trace_options_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf, size_t cnt,
 	return cnt;
 }
 
+static bool tr_option_match(struct trace_array *tr, void *topt)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < tr->nr_topts; i++) {
+		struct trace_options *tr_topts = &tr->topts[i];
+
+		if (topt >= (void *)&tr_topts->topts[0] &&
+		    topt < (void *)&tr_topts->topts[tr_topts->nr_topts])
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * The topt is the address of a trace_array->topts[] element that holds the
+ * the tracer options descriptor. But since the trace_array reference has not
+ * been taken yet, it cannot be dereferenced as it could have been freed by
+ * a rmdir of the instance the trace_array represents.
+ *
+ * Search the list of trace_arrays and compare the topt to the address of
+ * the entire trace_array topts array for each trace_array in the list.
+ * If one is matched, then take the reference and return it. If not, the
+ * trace_array no longer exits.
+ */
+static int trace_array_tracer_options_get(void *topt)
+{
+	struct trace_array *tr;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_TRACEFS);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (tracing_disabled)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	guard(mutex)(&trace_types_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(tr, &ftrace_trace_arrays, list) {
+		if (tr_option_match(tr, topt))
+			return __trace_array_get(tr);
+	}
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+
 static int tracing_open_options(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct trace_option_dentry *topt = inode->i_private;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = tracing_check_open_get_tr(topt->tr);
+	ret = trace_array_tracer_options_get(topt);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -7984,6 +8027,7 @@ create_trace_option_files(struct trace_array *tr, struct tracer *tracer,
 	tr->topts = tr_topts;
 	tr->topts[tr->nr_topts].tracer = tracer;
 	tr->topts[tr->nr_topts].topts = topts;
+	tr->topts[tr->nr_topts].nr_topts = cnt;
 	tr->nr_topts++;
 
 	for (cnt = 0; opts[cnt].name; cnt++) {
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 5e76f94e7a80..bd3c8f80300f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ struct array_buffer {
 struct trace_options {
 	struct tracer			*tracer;
 	struct trace_option_dentry	*topts;
+	int				nr_topts;
 };
 
 struct trace_pid_list *trace_pid_list_alloc(void);