diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etb10.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etb10.c
index 23b049cef19a..8e63863cf950 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etb10.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etb10.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * Description: CoreSight Embedded Trace Buffer driver
  */
 
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -151,14 +152,15 @@ static int etb_enable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* Nothing to do, the tracer is already enabled. */
-	if (drvdata->mode == CS_MODE_SYSFS)
-		goto out;
+	if (drvdata->mode == CS_MODE_DISABLED) {
+		ret = etb_enable_hw(drvdata);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
 
-	ret = etb_enable_hw(drvdata);
-	if (!ret)
 		drvdata->mode = CS_MODE_SYSFS;
+	}
 
+	atomic_inc(csdev->refcnt);
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 	return ret;
@@ -188,8 +190,10 @@ static int etb_enable_perf(struct coresight_device *csdev, void *data)
 		goto out;
 
 	ret = etb_enable_hw(drvdata);
-	if (!ret)
+	if (!ret) {
 		drvdata->mode = CS_MODE_PERF;
+		atomic_inc(csdev->refcnt);
+	}
 
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
@@ -324,6 +328,11 @@ static int etb_disable(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 
+	if (atomic_dec_return(csdev->refcnt)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
 	/* Disable the ETB only if it needs to */
 	if (drvdata->mode != CS_MODE_DISABLED) {
 		etb_disable_hw(drvdata);
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
index d4213e7c2c45..d50a608a60f1 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * Author: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
  */
 
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/circ_buf.h>
 #include <linux/coresight.h>
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
@@ -180,8 +181,10 @@ static int tmc_enable_etf_sink_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	 * sink is already enabled no memory is needed and the HW need not be
 	 * touched.
 	 */
-	if (drvdata->mode == CS_MODE_SYSFS)
+	if (drvdata->mode == CS_MODE_SYSFS) {
+		atomic_inc(csdev->refcnt);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * If drvdata::buf isn't NULL, memory was allocated for a previous
@@ -200,11 +203,13 @@ static int tmc_enable_etf_sink_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	}
 
 	ret = tmc_etb_enable_hw(drvdata);
-	if (!ret)
+	if (!ret) {
 		drvdata->mode = CS_MODE_SYSFS;
-	else
+		atomic_inc(csdev->refcnt);
+	} else {
 		/* Free up the buffer if we failed to enable */
 		used = false;
+	}
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 
@@ -239,8 +244,10 @@ static int tmc_enable_etf_sink_perf(struct coresight_device *csdev, void *data)
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 		ret  = tmc_etb_enable_hw(drvdata);
-		if (!ret)
+		if (!ret) {
 			drvdata->mode = CS_MODE_PERF;
+			atomic_inc(csdev->refcnt);
+		}
 	} while (0);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 
@@ -279,11 +286,17 @@ static int tmc_disable_etf_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(csdev->dev.parent);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
+
 	if (drvdata->reading) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
+	if (atomic_dec_return(csdev->refcnt)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
 	/* Disable the TMC only if it needs to */
 	if (drvdata->mode != CS_MODE_DISABLED) {
 		tmc_etb_disable_hw(drvdata);
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
index c6a0f5897684..6a8f39d03de3 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * Author: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
  */
 
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/coresight.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/iommu.h>
@@ -1125,8 +1126,10 @@ static int tmc_enable_etr_sink_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	 * sink is already enabled no memory is needed and the HW need not be
 	 * touched, even if the buffer size has changed.
 	 */
-	if (drvdata->mode == CS_MODE_SYSFS)
+	if (drvdata->mode == CS_MODE_SYSFS) {
+		atomic_inc(csdev->refcnt);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * If we don't have a buffer or it doesn't match the requested size,
@@ -1139,8 +1142,10 @@ static int tmc_enable_etr_sink_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	}
 
 	ret = tmc_etr_enable_hw(drvdata, drvdata->sysfs_buf);
-	if (!ret)
+	if (!ret) {
 		drvdata->mode = CS_MODE_SYSFS;
+		atomic_inc(csdev->refcnt);
+	}
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 
@@ -1371,8 +1376,10 @@ static int tmc_enable_etr_sink_perf(struct coresight_device *csdev, void *data)
 	etr_perf->head = PERF_IDX2OFF(handle->head, etr_perf);
 	drvdata->perf_data = etr_perf;
 	rc = tmc_etr_enable_hw(drvdata, etr_perf->etr_buf);
-	if (!rc)
+	if (!rc) {
 		drvdata->mode = CS_MODE_PERF;
+		atomic_inc(csdev->refcnt);
+	}
 
 unlock_out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
@@ -1399,11 +1406,17 @@ static int tmc_disable_etr_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(csdev->dev.parent);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
+
 	if (drvdata->reading) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
+	if (atomic_dec_return(csdev->refcnt)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
 	/* Disable the TMC only if it needs to */
 	if (drvdata->mode != CS_MODE_DISABLED) {
 		tmc_etr_disable_hw(drvdata);
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tpiu.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tpiu.c
index c1b77e3c3187..63d9af31f57f 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tpiu.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tpiu.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * Description: CoreSight Trace Port Interface Unit driver
  */
 
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ static int tpiu_enable(struct coresight_device *csdev, u32 mode, void *__unused)
 	struct tpiu_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(csdev->dev.parent);
 
 	tpiu_enable_hw(drvdata);
-
+	atomic_inc(csdev->refcnt);
 	dev_dbg(drvdata->dev, "TPIU enabled\n");
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ static int tpiu_disable(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 {
 	struct tpiu_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(csdev->dev.parent);
 
+	if (atomic_dec_return(csdev->refcnt))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	tpiu_disable_hw(drvdata);
 
 	dev_dbg(drvdata->dev, "TPIU disabled\n");
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight.c
index 66c25b0a785e..4b130281236a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight.c
@@ -225,14 +225,13 @@ static int coresight_enable_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev,
 	 * We need to make sure the "new" session is compatible with the
 	 * existing "mode" of operation.
 	 */
-	if (sink_ops(csdev)->enable) {
-		ret = sink_ops(csdev)->enable(csdev, mode, data);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-		csdev->enable = true;
-	}
+	if (!sink_ops(csdev)->enable)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	atomic_inc(csdev->refcnt);
+	ret = sink_ops(csdev)->enable(csdev, mode, data);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	csdev->enable = true;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -241,14 +240,13 @@ static void coresight_disable_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (atomic_dec_return(csdev->refcnt) == 0) {
-		if (sink_ops(csdev)->disable) {
-			ret = sink_ops(csdev)->disable(csdev);
-			if (ret)
-				return;
-			csdev->enable = false;
-		}
-	}
+	if (!sink_ops(csdev)->disable)
+		return;
+
+	ret = sink_ops(csdev)->disable(csdev);
+	if (ret)
+		return;
+	csdev->enable = false;
 }
 
 static int coresight_enable_link(struct coresight_device *csdev,
