diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index 8cd2520b4c99..ae010969c144 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -385,66 +385,26 @@ static void __blk_add_trace(struct blk_trace *bt, sector_t sector, int bytes,
 	if (blk_tracer) {
 		buffer = blk_tr->array_buffer.buffer;
 		trace_ctx = tracing_gen_ctx_flags(0);
-		switch (bt->version) {
-		case 1:
-			trace_len = sizeof(struct blk_io_trace);
-			break;
-		case 2:
-		default:
-			/*
-			 * ftrace always uses v2 (blk_io_trace2) format.
-			 *
-			 * For sysfs-enabled tracing path (enabled via
-			 * /sys/block/DEV/trace/enable), blk_trace_setup_queue()
-			 * never initializes bt->version, leaving it 0 from
-			 * kzalloc(). We must handle version==0 safely here.
-			 *
-			 * Fall through to default to ensure we never hit the
-			 * old bug where default set trace_len=0, causing
-			 * buffer underflow and memory corruption.
-			 *
-			 * Always use v2 format for ftrace and normalize
-			 * bt->version to 2 when uninitialized.
-			 */
-			trace_len = sizeof(struct blk_io_trace2);
-			if (bt->version == 0)
-				bt->version = 2;
-			break;
-		}
-		trace_len += pdu_len + cgid_len;
+		/*
+		 * The ftrace ring buffer always uses the v2 (blk_io_trace2)
+		 * format; the ftrace readers parse only that. bt->version
+		 * describes just the relay/classic blktrace record format.
+		 * Recording a v1-sized event here would shift pdu_start() 16
+		 * bytes past the PDU and make blk_log_remap() read past the
+		 * event (a use-after-free on concurrent buffer resize), and v1
+		 * cannot represent the newer 64-bit zone actions anyway.
+		 */
+		trace_len = sizeof(struct blk_io_trace2) + pdu_len + cgid_len;
 		event = trace_buffer_lock_reserve(buffer, TRACE_BLK,
 						  trace_len, trace_ctx);
 		if (!event)
 			return;
 
 		tracing_record_cmdline(current);
-		switch (bt->version) {
-		case 1:
-			record_blktrace_event(ring_buffer_event_data(event),
-					      pid, cpu, sector, bytes,
-					      what, bt->dev, error, cgid, cgid_len,
-					      pdu_data, pdu_len);
-			break;
-		case 2:
-		default:
-			/*
-			 * Use v2 recording function (record_blktrace_event2)
-			 * which writes blk_io_trace2 structure with correct
-			 * field layout:
-			 *   - 32-bit pid at offset 28
-			 *   - 64-bit action at offset 32
-			 *
-			 * Fall through to default handles version==0 case
-			 * (from sysfs path), ensuring we always use correct
-			 * v2 recording function to match the v2 buffer
-			 * allocated above.
-			 */
-			record_blktrace_event2(ring_buffer_event_data(event),
-					       pid, cpu, sector, bytes,
-					       what, bt->dev, error, cgid, cgid_len,
-					       pdu_data, pdu_len);
-			break;
-		}
+		record_blktrace_event2(ring_buffer_event_data(event),
+				       pid, cpu, sector, bytes,
+				       what, bt->dev, error, cgid, cgid_len,
+				       pdu_data, pdu_len);
 
 		trace_buffer_unlock_commit(blk_tr, buffer, event, trace_ctx);
 		return;
@@ -1913,6 +1873,12 @@ static int blk_trace_setup_queue(struct request_queue *q,
 
 	bt->dev = bdev->bd_dev;
 	bt->act_mask = (u16)-1;
+	/*
+	 * This sysfs-enabled path feeds the ftrace blk tracer, which always
+	 * uses the v2 (blk_io_trace2) format. Initialize the version so it is
+	 * never left dangling as 0 for future consumers.
+	 */
+	bt->version = 2;
 
 	blk_trace_setup_lba(bt, bdev);