diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index d943e69569cd..b69cc380322d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4388,13 +4388,24 @@ tracing_stats_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
 	cnt = ring_buffer_bytes_cpu(tr->buffer, cpu);
 	trace_seq_printf(s, "bytes: %ld\n", cnt);
 
-	t = ns2usecs(ring_buffer_oldest_event_ts(tr->buffer, cpu));
-	usec_rem = do_div(t, USEC_PER_SEC);
-	trace_seq_printf(s, "oldest event ts: %5llu.%06lu\n", t, usec_rem);
+	if (trace_clocks[trace_clock_id].in_ns) {
+		/* local or global for trace_clock */
+		t = ns2usecs(ring_buffer_oldest_event_ts(tr->buffer, cpu));
+		usec_rem = do_div(t, USEC_PER_SEC);
+		trace_seq_printf(s, "oldest event ts: %5llu.%06lu\n",
+								t, usec_rem);
 
-	t = ns2usecs(ring_buffer_time_stamp(tr->buffer, cpu));
-	usec_rem = do_div(t, USEC_PER_SEC);
-	trace_seq_printf(s, "now ts: %5llu.%06lu\n", t, usec_rem);
+		t = ns2usecs(ring_buffer_time_stamp(tr->buffer, cpu));
+		usec_rem = do_div(t, USEC_PER_SEC);
+		trace_seq_printf(s, "now ts: %5llu.%06lu\n", t, usec_rem);
+	} else {
+		/* counter or tsc mode for trace_clock */
+		trace_seq_printf(s, "oldest event ts: %llu\n",
+				ring_buffer_oldest_event_ts(tr->buffer, cpu));
+
+		trace_seq_printf(s, "now ts: %llu\n",
+				ring_buffer_time_stamp(tr->buffer, cpu));
+	}
 
 	cnt = ring_buffer_dropped_events_cpu(tr->buffer, cpu);
 	trace_seq_printf(s, "dropped events: %ld\n", cnt);