diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 00daf5f8c50b..02debabe9ed4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2895,8 +2895,12 @@ static void set_tracer_flags(unsigned int mask, int enabled)
 	if (mask == TRACE_ITER_RECORD_CMD)
 		trace_event_enable_cmd_record(enabled);
 
-	if (mask == TRACE_ITER_OVERWRITE)
+	if (mask == TRACE_ITER_OVERWRITE) {
 		ring_buffer_change_overwrite(global_trace.buffer, enabled);
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_MAX_TRACE
+		ring_buffer_change_overwrite(max_tr.buffer, enabled);
+#endif
+	}
 
 	if (mask == TRACE_ITER_PRINTK)
 		trace_printk_start_stop_comm(enabled);