diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index ae00e68ceae3..cab210695f66 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -7189,12 +7189,8 @@ void ftrace_dump(enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode)
 
 		cnt++;
 
-		/* reset all but tr, trace, and overruns */
-		memset(&iter.seq, 0,
-		       sizeof(struct trace_iterator) -
-		       offsetof(struct trace_iterator, seq));
+		trace_iterator_reset(&iter);
 		iter.iter_flags |= TRACE_FILE_LAT_FMT;
-		iter.pos = -1;
 
 		if (trace_find_next_entry_inc(&iter) != NULL) {
 			int ret;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 919d9d07686f..12a82a7ad5a6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -1381,4 +1381,22 @@ static inline void trace_event_enum_update(struct trace_enum_map **map, int len)
 
 extern struct trace_iterator *tracepoint_print_iter;
 
+/*
+ * Reset the state of the trace_iterator so that it can read consumed data.
+ * Normally, the trace_iterator is used for reading the data when it is not
+ * consumed, and must retain state.
+ */
+static __always_inline void trace_iterator_reset(struct trace_iterator *iter)
+{
+	const size_t offset = offsetof(struct trace_iterator, seq);
+
+	/*
+	 * Keep gcc from complaining about overwriting more than just one
+	 * member in the structure.
+	 */
+	memset((char *)iter + offset, 0, sizeof(struct trace_iterator) - offset);
+
+	iter->pos = -1;
+}
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_KERNEL_TRACE_H */
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kdb.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kdb.c
index 896458285fdd..cf6337dc41f4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kdb.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kdb.c
@@ -40,12 +40,8 @@ static void ftrace_dump_buf(int skip_lines, long cpu_file)
 
 	kdb_printf("Dumping ftrace buffer:\n");
 
-	/* reset all but tr, trace, and overruns */
-	memset(&iter.seq, 0,
-		   sizeof(struct trace_iterator) -
-		   offsetof(struct trace_iterator, seq));
+	trace_iterator_reset(&iter);
 	iter.iter_flags |= TRACE_FILE_LAT_FMT;
-	iter.pos = -1;
 
 	if (cpu_file == RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS) {
 		for_each_tracing_cpu(cpu) {