diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 08cc6405b883..e6f9cbc622c7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -5700,12 +5700,16 @@ static int event_hist_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	guard(mutex)(&event_mutex);
 
 	event_file = event_file_data(file);
-	if (!event_file)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (!event_file) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto err;
+	}
 
 	hist_file = kzalloc(sizeof(*hist_file), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!hist_file)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!hist_file) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
 
 	hist_file->file = file;
 	hist_file->last_act = get_hist_hit_count(event_file);
@@ -5713,9 +5717,14 @@ static int event_hist_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	/* Clear private_data to avoid warning in single_open() */
 	file->private_data = NULL;
 	ret = single_open(file, hist_show, hist_file);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
 		kfree(hist_file);
+		goto err;
+	}
 
+	return 0;
+err:
+	tracing_release_file_tr(inode, file);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -5990,7 +5999,10 @@ static int event_hist_debug_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	/* Clear private_data to avoid warning in single_open() */
 	file->private_data = NULL;
-	return single_open(file, hist_debug_show, file);
+	ret = single_open(file, hist_debug_show, file);
+	if (ret)
+		tracing_release_file_tr(inode, file);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 const struct file_operations event_hist_debug_fops = {