diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 9e82551..9258f5a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr;
 
-	if (list_empty(ftrace_trace_arrays.prev))
+	if (list_empty(&ftrace_trace_arrays))
 		return NULL;
 
 	tr = list_entry(ftrace_trace_arrays.prev,