diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 27963e2bf4bf..db086f172cf5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -2011,10 +2011,7 @@ event_enable_func(struct ftrace_hash *hash,
 	int ret;
 
 	/* hash funcs only work with set_ftrace_filter */
-	if (!enabled)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!param)
+	if (!enabled || !param)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	system = strsep(&param, ":");