diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_inject.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_inject.c
index 22bcf7c51d1e..149c7dc6a447 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_inject.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_inject.c
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ event_inject_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t size,
 }
 
 const struct file_operations event_inject_fops = {
-	.open = tracing_open_generic,
+	.open = tracing_open_file_tr,
 	.read = event_inject_read,
 	.write = event_inject_write,
+	.release = tracing_release_file_tr,
 };