diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 4122ccde6ec2..c3aabb576fe5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -6719,11 +6719,13 @@ tracing_snapshot_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf, size_t cnt,
 			break;
 		}
 #endif
-		if (!tr->allocated_snapshot) {
+		if (tr->allocated_snapshot)
+			ret = resize_buffer_duplicate_size(&tr->max_buffer,
+					&tr->trace_buffer, iter->cpu_file);
+		else
 			ret = tracing_alloc_snapshot_instance(tr);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				break;
-		}
+		if (ret < 0)
+			break;
 		local_irq_disable();
 		/* Now, we're going to swap */
 		if (iter->cpu_file == RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS)