diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index b9f2e22faf2e..b42ec1de546b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ ftrace_regex_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, int enable)
 
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_sysctl_lock);
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_start_lock);
-	if (iter->filtered && ftrace_start_up && ftrace_enabled)
+	if (ftrace_start_up && ftrace_enabled)
 		ftrace_run_update_code(FTRACE_ENABLE_CALLS);
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_start_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_sysctl_lock);