diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 341aab32c946..c6ccaf6c62f7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -1743,6 +1743,7 @@ static __init int init_trace_selftests(void)
 
 	pr_info("Running postponed tracer tests:\n");
 
+	tracing_selftest_running = true;
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, &postponed_selftests, list) {
 		/* This loop can take minutes when sanitizers are enabled, so
 		 * lets make sure we allow RCU processing.
@@ -1765,6 +1766,7 @@ static __init int init_trace_selftests(void)
 		list_del(&p->list);
 		kfree(p);
 	}
+	tracing_selftest_running = false;
 
  out:
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);