diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c b/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c
index 2a6cc000ec98..d48042239d58 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c
@@ -1006,6 +1006,8 @@ int trace_remote_alloc_buffer(struct trace_buffer_desc *desc, size_t desc_size,
 		if (!rb_desc->meta_va)
 			goto err;
 
+		desc->nr_cpus++;
+
 		for (id = 0; id < nr_pages; id++) {
 			rb_desc->page_va[id] = (unsigned long)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!rb_desc->page_va[id])
@@ -1013,7 +1015,6 @@ int trace_remote_alloc_buffer(struct trace_buffer_desc *desc, size_t desc_size,
 
 			rb_desc->nr_page_va++;
 		}
-		desc->nr_cpus++;
 		desc->struct_len += offsetof(struct ring_buffer_desc, page_va);
 		desc->struct_len += struct_size(rb_desc, page_va, rb_desc->nr_page_va);
 		rb_desc = __next_ring_buffer_desc(rb_desc);