diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index ea38652..5dca6ef 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@
 unsigned long __read_mostly	tracing_max_latency = (cycle_t)ULONG_MAX;
 unsigned long __read_mostly	tracing_thresh;
 
+/* We need to change this state when a selftest is running.
+ * A selftest will lurk into the ring-buffer to count the
+ * entries inserted during the selftest although some concurrent
+ * insertions into the ring-buffer such as ftrace_printk could occurred
+ * at the same time, giving false positive or negative results.
+ */
+static atomic_t tracing_selftest_running = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+
 /* For tracers that don't implement custom flags */
 static struct tracer_opt dummy_tracer_opt[] = {
 	{ }
@@ -589,6 +597,8 @@
 		struct tracer *saved_tracer = current_trace;
 		struct trace_array *tr = &global_trace;
 		int i;
+
+		atomic_set(&tracing_selftest_running, 1);
 		/*
 		 * Run a selftest on this tracer.
 		 * Here we reset the trace buffer, and set the current
@@ -603,6 +613,7 @@
 		/* the test is responsible for initializing and enabling */
 		pr_info("Testing tracer %s: ", type->name);
 		ret = type->selftest(type, tr);
+		atomic_set(&tracing_selftest_running, 0);
 		/* the test is responsible for resetting too */
 		current_trace = saved_tracer;
 		if (ret) {
@@ -3594,7 +3605,7 @@
 	unsigned long flags, irq_flags;
 	int cpu, len = 0, size, pc;
 
-	if (tracing_disabled)
+	if (tracing_disabled || atomic_read(&tracing_selftest_running))
 		return 0;
 
 	pc = preempt_count();