diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 37ba67e..9c451a1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@
  out:
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_profile_lock);
 
-	filp->f_pos += cnt;
+	*ppos += cnt;
 
 	return cnt;
 }