diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc.c
index b13ce0daa572..7040d583bed9 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static int tmc_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 		break;
 	case TMC_CONFIG_TYPE_ETR:
 		desc.type = CORESIGHT_DEV_TYPE_SINK;
-		desc.subtype.sink_subtype = CORESIGHT_DEV_SUBTYPE_SINK_BUFFER;
+		desc.subtype.sink_subtype = CORESIGHT_DEV_SUBTYPE_SINK_SYSMEM;
 		desc.ops = &tmc_etr_cs_ops;
 		ret = tmc_etr_setup_caps(dev, devid,
 					 coresight_get_uci_data(id));
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ static int tmc_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 		break;
 	case TMC_CONFIG_TYPE_ETF:
 		desc.type = CORESIGHT_DEV_TYPE_LINKSINK;
+		desc.subtype.sink_subtype = CORESIGHT_DEV_SUBTYPE_SINK_BUFFER;
 		desc.subtype.link_subtype = CORESIGHT_DEV_SUBTYPE_LINK_FIFO;
 		desc.ops = &tmc_etf_cs_ops;
 		dev_list = &etf_devs;