diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
index 5cd4fb656306..bf1965b18099 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
@@ -1445,11 +1445,12 @@ static enum print_line_t trace_print_print(struct trace_iterator *iter,
 {
 	struct print_entry *field;
 	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;
+	int max = iter->ent_size - offsetof(struct print_entry, buf);
 
 	trace_assign_type(field, iter->ent);
 
 	seq_print_ip_sym(s, field->ip, flags);
-	trace_seq_printf(s, ": %s", field->buf);
+	trace_seq_printf(s, ": %.*s", max, field->buf);
 
 	return trace_handle_return(s);
 }
@@ -1458,10 +1459,11 @@ static enum print_line_t trace_print_raw(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags,
 					 struct trace_event *event)
 {
 	struct print_entry *field;
+	int max = iter->ent_size - offsetof(struct print_entry, buf);
 
 	trace_assign_type(field, iter->ent);
 
-	trace_seq_printf(&iter->seq, "# %lx %s", field->ip, field->buf);
+	trace_seq_printf(&iter->seq, "# %lx %.*s", field->ip, max, field->buf);
 
 	return trace_handle_return(&iter->seq);
 }