diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index a884c09006c4..cda81ec58d9f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2380,7 +2380,7 @@ static const char readme_msg[] =
 	"# echo print-parent > /debug/tracing/trace_options\n"
 	"# echo 1 > /debug/tracing/tracing_enabled\n"
 	"# cat /debug/tracing/trace > /tmp/trace.txt\n"
-	"echo 0 > /debug/tracing/tracing_enabled\n"
+	"# echo 0 > /debug/tracing/tracing_enabled\n"
 ;
 
 static ssize_t