diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 0f47e653ffd8..e18e69183c9a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -8602,7 +8602,7 @@ late_initcall_sync(clear_boot_tracer);
 __init static int tracing_set_default_clock(void)
 {
 	/* sched_clock_stable() is determined in late_initcall */
-	if (trace_boot_clock || sched_clock_stable()) {
+	if (!trace_boot_clock && !sched_clock_stable()) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 		       "Unstable clock detected, switching default tracing clock to \"global\"\n"
 		       "If you want to keep using the local clock, then add:\n"