diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index e6988929ead2..18a9b84cc768 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -383,8 +383,6 @@ static void __blk_add_trace(struct blk_trace *bt, sector_t sector, int bytes,
 	cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 
 	if (blk_tracer) {
-		tracing_record_cmdline(current);
-
 		buffer = blk_tr->array_buffer.buffer;
 		trace_ctx = tracing_gen_ctx_flags(0);
 		switch (bt->version) {
@@ -419,6 +417,7 @@ static void __blk_add_trace(struct blk_trace *bt, sector_t sector, int bytes,
 		if (!event)
 			return;
 
+		tracing_record_cmdline(current);
 		switch (bt->version) {
 		case 1:
 			record_blktrace_event(ring_buffer_event_data(event),