diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
index b66d6196338d..50518b071414 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ get_event_field(struct fetch_insn *code, void *rec)
 			val = (unsigned long)addr;
 			break;
 		case FILTER_PTR_STRING:
-			val = (unsigned long)(*(char *)addr);
+			val = *(unsigned long *)addr;
 			break;
 		default:
 			WARN_ON_ONCE(1);