diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index dbf69b7de0de..7a9fee4b314e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -3017,7 +3017,7 @@ static int ftrace_allocate_records(struct ftrace_page *pg, int count)
 		/* if we can't allocate this size, try something smaller */
 		if (!order)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		order >>= 1;
+		order--;
 		goto again;
 	}