diff --git a/include/trace/ftrace.h b/include/trace/ftrace.h
index 2af2f7a..0c21af8 100644
--- a/include/trace/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/trace/ftrace.h
@@ -555,13 +555,7 @@
  *
  * static int ftrace_reg_event_<call>(struct ftrace_event_call *unused)
  * {
- *	int ret;
- *
- *	ret = register_trace_<call>(ftrace_event_<call>);
- *	if (!ret)
- *		pr_info("event trace: Could not activate trace point "
- *			"probe to  <call>");
- *	return ret;
+ *	return register_trace_<call>(ftrace_event_<call>);
  * }
  *
  * static void ftrace_unreg_event_<call>(struct ftrace_event_call *unused)
@@ -710,13 +704,7 @@
 									\
 static int ftrace_raw_reg_event_##call(struct ftrace_event_call *unused)\
 {									\
-	int ret;							\
-									\
-	ret = register_trace_##call(ftrace_raw_event_##call);		\
-	if (ret)							\
-		pr_info("event trace: Could not activate trace point "	\
-			"probe to %s\n", #call);			\
-	return ret;							\
+	return register_trace_##call(ftrace_raw_event_##call);		\
 }									\
 									\
 static void ftrace_raw_unreg_event_##call(struct ftrace_event_call *unused)\
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 97b0b3a..189b09b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -118,9 +118,11 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(trace_event_raw_init);
 
-static void ftrace_event_enable_disable(struct ftrace_event_call *call,
+static int ftrace_event_enable_disable(struct ftrace_event_call *call,
 					int enable)
 {
+	int ret = 0;
+
 	switch (enable) {
 	case 0:
 		if (call->enabled) {
@@ -131,12 +133,20 @@
 		break;
 	case 1:
 		if (!call->enabled) {
-			call->enabled = 1;
 			tracing_start_cmdline_record();
-			call->regfunc(call);
+			ret = call->regfunc(call);
+			if (ret) {
+				tracing_stop_cmdline_record();
+				pr_info("event trace: Could not enable event "
+					"%s\n", call->name);
+				break;
+			}
+			call->enabled = 1;
 		}
 		break;
 	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void ftrace_clear_events(void)
@@ -415,7 +425,7 @@
 	case 0:
 	case 1:
 		mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
-		ftrace_event_enable_disable(call, val);
+		ret = ftrace_event_enable_disable(call, val);
 		mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
 		break;
 
@@ -425,7 +435,7 @@
 
 	*ppos += cnt;
 
-	return cnt;
+	return ret ? ret : cnt;
 }
 
 static ssize_t
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index b957edd..75289f3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -325,10 +325,7 @@
 	mutex_lock(&syscall_trace_lock);
 	if (!sys_refcount_enter)
 		ret = register_trace_sys_enter(ftrace_syscall_enter);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_info("event trace: Could not activate"
-				"syscall entry trace point");
-	} else {
+	if (!ret) {
 		set_bit(num, enabled_enter_syscalls);
 		sys_refcount_enter++;
 	}
@@ -362,10 +359,7 @@
 	mutex_lock(&syscall_trace_lock);
 	if (!sys_refcount_exit)
 		ret = register_trace_sys_exit(ftrace_syscall_exit);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_info("event trace: Could not activate"
-				"syscall exit trace point");
-	} else {
+	if (!ret) {
 		set_bit(num, enabled_exit_syscalls);
 		sys_refcount_exit++;
 	}