diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
index 28d15b023ad7..1e5c8fd7caee 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static const char *synth_field_fmt(char *type)
 	else if (strcmp(type, "gfp_t") == 0)
 		fmt = "%x";
 	else if (synth_field_is_string(type))
-		fmt = "%.*s";
+		fmt = "%s";
 	else if (synth_field_is_stack(type))
 		fmt = "%s";