diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-catu.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-catu.c
index bc90a03f478f..56e68360833f 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-catu.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-catu.c
@@ -395,13 +395,32 @@ static inline int catu_wait_for_ready(struct catu_drvdata *drvdata)
 	return coresight_timeout(csa, CATU_STATUS, CATU_STATUS_READY, 1);
 }
 
-static int catu_enable_hw(struct catu_drvdata *drvdata, void *data)
+static struct coresight_device *
+catu_get_etr_device(struct coresight_device *csdev)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct coresight_device *tmp;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < csdev->pdata->nr_inconns; i++) {
+		tmp = csdev->pdata->in_conns[i].child_dev;
+		if (tmp && tmp->type == CORESIGHT_DEV_TYPE_SINK &&
+		    tmp->subtype.sink_subtype ==
+			    CORESIGHT_DEV_SUBTYPE_SINK_SYSMEM)
+			return tmp;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int catu_enable_hw(struct catu_drvdata *drvdata, enum cs_mode cs_mode,
+			  void *data)
 {
 	int rc;
 	u32 control, mode;
-	struct etr_buf *etr_buf = data;
+	struct etr_buf *etr_buf = NULL;
 	struct device *dev = &drvdata->csdev->dev;
 	struct coresight_device *csdev = drvdata->csdev;
+	struct coresight_device *etrdev;
 
 	if (catu_wait_for_ready(drvdata))
 		dev_warn(dev, "Timeout while waiting for READY\n");
@@ -416,6 +435,12 @@ static int catu_enable_hw(struct catu_drvdata *drvdata, void *data)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	etrdev = catu_get_etr_device(csdev);
+	if (etrdev) {
+		etr_buf = tmc_etr_get_buffer(etrdev, cs_mode, data);
+		if (IS_ERR(etr_buf))
+			return PTR_ERR(etr_buf);
+	}
 	control |= BIT(CATU_CONTROL_ENABLE);
 
 	if (etr_buf && etr_buf->mode == ETR_MODE_CATU) {
@@ -441,13 +466,14 @@ static int catu_enable_hw(struct catu_drvdata *drvdata, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int catu_enable(struct coresight_device *csdev, void *data)
+static int catu_enable(struct coresight_device *csdev, enum cs_mode mode,
+		       void *data)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct catu_drvdata *catu_drvdata = csdev_to_catu_drvdata(csdev);
 
 	CS_UNLOCK(catu_drvdata->base);
-	rc = catu_enable_hw(catu_drvdata, data);
+	rc = catu_enable_hw(catu_drvdata, mode, data);
 	CS_LOCK(catu_drvdata->base);
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
index fe9fb11ab283..7554307f0d88 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
@@ -441,6 +441,34 @@ static int coresight_enable_source(struct coresight_device *csdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int coresight_enable_helper(struct coresight_device *csdev,
+				   enum cs_mode mode, void *sink_data)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!helper_ops(csdev)->enable)
+		return 0;
+	ret = helper_ops(csdev)->enable(csdev, mode, sink_data);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	csdev->enable = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void coresight_disable_helper(struct coresight_device *csdev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!helper_ops(csdev)->disable)
+		return;
+
+	ret = helper_ops(csdev)->disable(csdev, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return;
+	csdev->enable = false;
+}
+
 /**
  *  coresight_disable_source - Drop the reference count by 1 and disable
  *  the device if there are no users left.
@@ -460,6 +488,18 @@ static bool coresight_disable_source(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	return !csdev->enable;
 }
 
+static void coresight_disable_helpers(struct coresight_device *csdev)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct coresight_device *helper;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < csdev->pdata->nr_outconns; ++i) {
+		helper = csdev->pdata->out_conns[i].child_dev;
+		if (helper && helper->type == CORESIGHT_DEV_TYPE_HELPER)
+			coresight_disable_helper(helper);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * coresight_disable_path_from : Disable components in the given path beyond
  * @nd in the list. If @nd is NULL, all the components, except the SOURCE are
@@ -509,6 +549,9 @@ static void coresight_disable_path_from(struct list_head *path,
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
+
+		/* Disable all helpers adjacent along the path last */
+		coresight_disable_helpers(csdev);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -518,9 +561,28 @@ void coresight_disable_path(struct list_head *path)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(coresight_disable_path);
 
-int coresight_enable_path(struct list_head *path, enum cs_mode mode, void *sink_data)
+static int coresight_enable_helpers(struct coresight_device *csdev,
+				    enum cs_mode mode, void *sink_data)
 {
+	int i, ret = 0;
+	struct coresight_device *helper;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < csdev->pdata->nr_outconns; ++i) {
+		helper = csdev->pdata->out_conns[i].child_dev;
+		if (!helper || helper->type != CORESIGHT_DEV_TYPE_HELPER)
+			continue;
 
+		ret = coresight_enable_helper(helper, mode, sink_data);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int coresight_enable_path(struct list_head *path, enum cs_mode mode,
+			  void *sink_data)
+{
 	int ret = 0;
 	u32 type;
 	struct coresight_node *nd;
@@ -530,6 +592,10 @@ int coresight_enable_path(struct list_head *path, enum cs_mode mode, void *sink_
 		csdev = nd->csdev;
 		type = csdev->type;
 
+		/* Enable all helpers adjacent to the path first */
+		ret = coresight_enable_helpers(csdev, mode, sink_data);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err;
 		/*
 		 * ETF devices are tricky... They can be a link or a sink,
 		 * depending on how they are configured.  If an ETF has been
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
index e9327778d751..74266bbdb09c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
@@ -791,24 +791,6 @@ tmc_etr_get_catu_device(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tmc_etr_get_catu_device);
 
-static inline int tmc_etr_enable_catu(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata,
-				      struct etr_buf *etr_buf)
-{
-	struct coresight_device *catu = tmc_etr_get_catu_device(drvdata);
-
-	if (catu && helper_ops(catu)->enable)
-		return helper_ops(catu)->enable(catu, etr_buf);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline void tmc_etr_disable_catu(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
-{
-	struct coresight_device *catu = tmc_etr_get_catu_device(drvdata);
-
-	if (catu && helper_ops(catu)->disable)
-		helper_ops(catu)->disable(catu, drvdata->etr_buf);
-}
-
 static const struct etr_buf_operations *etr_buf_ops[] = {
 	[ETR_MODE_FLAT] = &etr_flat_buf_ops,
 	[ETR_MODE_ETR_SG] = &etr_sg_buf_ops,
@@ -1058,13 +1040,6 @@ static int tmc_etr_enable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata,
 	if (WARN_ON(drvdata->etr_buf))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	/*
-	 * If this ETR is connected to a CATU, enable it before we turn
-	 * this on.
-	 */
-	rc = tmc_etr_enable_catu(drvdata, etr_buf);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
 	rc = coresight_claim_device(drvdata->csdev);
 	if (!rc) {
 		drvdata->etr_buf = etr_buf;
@@ -1072,7 +1047,6 @@ static int tmc_etr_enable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata,
 		if (rc) {
 			drvdata->etr_buf = NULL;
 			coresight_disclaim_device(drvdata->csdev);
-			tmc_etr_disable_catu(drvdata);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1162,8 +1136,6 @@ static void __tmc_etr_disable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 void tmc_etr_disable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 {
 	__tmc_etr_disable_hw(drvdata);
-	/* Disable CATU device if this ETR is connected to one */
-	tmc_etr_disable_catu(drvdata);
 	coresight_disclaim_device(drvdata->csdev);
 	/* Reset the ETR buf used by hardware */
 	drvdata->etr_buf = NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/coresight.h b/include/linux/coresight.h
index daecee847b95..d61b0d12542e 100644
--- a/include/linux/coresight.h
+++ b/include/linux/coresight.h
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ struct coresight_ops_source {
  * @disable	: Disable the device
  */
 struct coresight_ops_helper {
-	int (*enable)(struct coresight_device *csdev, void *data);
+	int (*enable)(struct coresight_device *csdev, enum cs_mode mode,
+		      void *data);
 	int (*disable)(struct coresight_device *csdev, void *data);
 };
 
