diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index b9061ed59bbd..046c716a6536 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -2865,7 +2865,7 @@ static struct trace_event_file *event_file(struct trace_array *tr,
 {
 	struct trace_event_file *file;
 
-	file = find_event_file(tr, system, event_name);
+	file = __find_event_file(tr, system, event_name);
 	if (!file)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);