diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trace_gfs2.h b/fs/gfs2/trace_gfs2.h
index 98d6ef1c1dc0..148d55c14171 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trace_gfs2.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trace_gfs2.h
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM gfs2
+
 #if !defined(_TRACE_GFS2_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
 #define _TRACE_GFS2_H
 
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
 
-#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
-#define TRACE_SYSTEM gfs2
-#define TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE trace_gfs2
-
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/dlmconstants.h>
@@ -403,5 +402,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(gfs2_block_alloc,
 /* This part must be outside protection */
 #undef TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH
 #define TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH .
+#define TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE trace_gfs2
 #include <trace/define_trace.h>
 
diff --git a/include/trace/events/block.h b/include/trace/events/block.h
index d6b05f42dd44..9a74b468a229 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/block.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/block.h
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM block
+
 #if !defined(_TRACE_BLOCK_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
 #define _TRACE_BLOCK_H
 
@@ -5,9 +8,6 @@
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
 
-#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
-#define TRACE_SYSTEM block
-
 TRACE_EVENT(block_rq_abort,
 
 	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq),
diff --git a/include/trace/events/ext4.h b/include/trace/events/ext4.h
index acf4cc9cd36d..8eb82cc8d149 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/ext4.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/ext4.h
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#if !defined(_TRACE_EXT4_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
-#define _TRACE_EXT4_H
-
 #undef TRACE_SYSTEM
 #define TRACE_SYSTEM ext4
 
+#if !defined(_TRACE_EXT4_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
+#define _TRACE_EXT4_H
+
 #include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include "../../../fs/ext4/ext4.h"
 #include "../../../fs/ext4/mballoc.h"
diff --git a/include/trace/events/irq.h b/include/trace/events/irq.h
index b0c7ede55eb1..1cb0c3aa11e6 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/irq.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/irq.h
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM irq
+
 #if !defined(_TRACE_IRQ_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
 #define _TRACE_IRQ_H
 
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 
-#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
-#define TRACE_SYSTEM irq
-
 #define softirq_name(sirq) { sirq##_SOFTIRQ, #sirq }
 #define show_softirq_name(val)			\
 	__print_symbolic(val,			\
diff --git a/include/trace/events/jbd2.h b/include/trace/events/jbd2.h
index 845b0b4b48fd..10813fa0c8d0 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/jbd2.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/jbd2.h
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM jbd2
+
 #if !defined(_TRACE_JBD2_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
 #define _TRACE_JBD2_H
 
 #include <linux/jbd2.h>
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
 
-#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
-#define TRACE_SYSTEM jbd2
-
 TRACE_EVENT(jbd2_checkpoint,
 
 	TP_PROTO(journal_t *journal, int result),
diff --git a/include/trace/events/kmem.h b/include/trace/events/kmem.h
index 9baba50d6512..1493c541f9c4 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/kmem.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/kmem.h
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM kmem
+
 #if !defined(_TRACE_KMEM_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
 #define _TRACE_KMEM_H
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
 
-#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
-#define TRACE_SYSTEM kmem
-
 /*
  * The order of these masks is important. Matching masks will be seen
  * first and the left over flags will end up showing by themselves.
diff --git a/include/trace/events/lockdep.h b/include/trace/events/lockdep.h
index 0e956c9dfd7e..bcf1d209a00d 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/lockdep.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/lockdep.h
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM lockdep
+
 #if !defined(_TRACE_LOCKDEP_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
 #define _TRACE_LOCKDEP_H
 
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
 
-#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
-#define TRACE_SYSTEM lockdep
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
 
 TRACE_EVENT(lock_acquire,
diff --git a/include/trace/events/sched.h b/include/trace/events/sched.h
index 24ab5bcff7b2..8949bb7eb082 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/sched.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/sched.h
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM sched
+
 #if !defined(_TRACE_SCHED_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
 #define _TRACE_SCHED_H
 
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
 
-#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
-#define TRACE_SYSTEM sched
-
 /*
  * Tracepoint for calling kthread_stop, performed to end a kthread:
  */
diff --git a/include/trace/events/skb.h b/include/trace/events/skb.h
index 1e8fabb57c06..e499863b9669 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/skb.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/skb.h
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM skb
+
 #if !defined(_TRACE_SKB_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
 #define _TRACE_SKB_H
 
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
 
-#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
-#define TRACE_SYSTEM skb
-
 /*
  * Tracepoint for free an sk_buff:
  */
diff --git a/include/trace/events/workqueue.h b/include/trace/events/workqueue.h
index 035f1bff288e..fcfd9a1e4b96 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/workqueue.h
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM workqueue
+
 #if !defined(_TRACE_WORKQUEUE_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
 #define _TRACE_WORKQUEUE_H
 
@@ -5,9 +8,6 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
 
-#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
-#define TRACE_SYSTEM workqueue
-
 TRACE_EVENT(workqueue_insertion,
 
 	TP_PROTO(struct task_struct *wq_thread, struct work_struct *work),
diff --git a/samples/trace_events/trace-events-sample.h b/samples/trace_events/trace-events-sample.h
index 9977a756fb32..f24ae370e514 100644
--- a/samples/trace_events/trace-events-sample.h
+++ b/samples/trace_events/trace-events-sample.h
@@ -1,20 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Notice that this file is not protected like a normal header.
- * We also must allow for rereading of this file. The
- *
- *  || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
- *
- * serves this purpose.
- */
-#if !defined(_TRACE_EVENT_SAMPLE_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
-#define _TRACE_EVENT_SAMPLE_H
-
-/*
- * All trace headers should include tracepoint.h, until we finally
- * make it into a standard header.
- */
-#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
-
 /*
  * If TRACE_SYSTEM is defined, that will be the directory created
  * in the ftrace directory under /debugfs/tracing/events/<system>
@@ -34,10 +17,30 @@
  * #define TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE trace-events-sample
  *
  * As we do an the bottom of this file.
+ *
+ * Notice that TRACE_SYSTEM should be defined outside of #if
+ * protection, just like TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE.
  */
 #undef TRACE_SYSTEM
 #define TRACE_SYSTEM sample
 
+/*
+ * Notice that this file is not protected like a normal header.
+ * We also must allow for rereading of this file. The
+ *
+ *  || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
+ *
+ * serves this purpose.
+ */
+#if !defined(_TRACE_EVENT_SAMPLE_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
+#define _TRACE_EVENT_SAMPLE_H
+
+/*
+ * All trace headers should include tracepoint.h, until we finally
+ * make it into a standard header.
+ */
+#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
+
 /*
  * The TRACE_EVENT macro is broken up into 5 parts.
  *