diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index deae65af76ec..b751c2ce9a34 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4679,7 +4679,11 @@ static int s_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 		iter->leftover = ret;
 
 	} else {
-		print_trace_line(iter);
+		ret = print_trace_line(iter);
+		if (ret == TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE) {
+			iter->seq.full = 0;
+			trace_seq_puts(&iter->seq, "[LINE TOO BIG]\n");
+		}
 		ret = trace_print_seq(m, &iter->seq);
 		/*
 		 * If we overflow the seq_file buffer, then it will