diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index cde74b9973b7..dc810208edde 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -1467,8 +1467,6 @@ t_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 			iter->pg = iter->pg->next;
 			iter->idx = 0;
 			goto retry;
-		} else {
-			iter->idx = -1;
 		}
 	} else {
 		rec = &iter->pg->records[iter->idx++];
@@ -1497,6 +1495,7 @@ static void *t_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	struct ftrace_iterator *iter = m->private;
 	void *p = NULL;
+	loff_t l;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
 	/*
@@ -1508,23 +1507,21 @@ static void *t_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 		if (*pos > 0)
 			return t_hash_start(m, pos);
 		iter->flags |= FTRACE_ITER_PRINTALL;
-		(*pos)++;
 		return iter;
 	}
 
 	if (iter->flags & FTRACE_ITER_HASH)
 		return t_hash_start(m, pos);
 
-	if (*pos > 0) {
-		if (iter->idx < 0)
-			return p;
-		(*pos)--;
-		iter->idx--;
+	iter->pg = ftrace_pages_start;
+	iter->idx = 0;
+	for (l = 0; l <= *pos; ) {
+		p = t_next(m, p, &l);
+		if (!p)
+			break;
 	}
 
-	p = t_next(m, p, pos);
-
-	if (!p)
+	if (!p && iter->flags & FTRACE_ITER_FILTER)
 		return t_hash_start(m, pos);
 
 	return p;