diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 5e3ad3481e4b..46028d47d252 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -3664,7 +3664,7 @@ tracing_trace_options_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	if (cnt >= sizeof(buf))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&buf, ubuf, cnt))
+	if (copy_from_user(buf, ubuf, cnt))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	buf[cnt] = 0;
@@ -4537,7 +4537,7 @@ tracing_set_trace_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	if (cnt > MAX_TRACER_SIZE)
 		cnt = MAX_TRACER_SIZE;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&buf, ubuf, cnt))
+	if (copy_from_user(buf, ubuf, cnt))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	buf[cnt] = 0;
@@ -5327,7 +5327,7 @@ static ssize_t tracing_clock_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	if (cnt >= sizeof(buf))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&buf, ubuf, cnt))
+	if (copy_from_user(buf, ubuf, cnt))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	buf[cnt] = 0;