diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 56a328e94395..d9af2bbaf9c0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ unsigned ring_buffer_event_length(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 	if (event->type_len > RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA_TYPE_LEN_MAX)
 		return length;
 	length -= RB_EVNT_HDR_SIZE;
-	if (length > RB_MAX_SMALL_DATA + sizeof(event->array[0]))
+	if (length > RB_MAX_SMALL_DATA + sizeof(event->array[0]) ||
+	    RB_FORCE_8BYTE_ALIGNMENT)
                 length -= sizeof(event->array[0]);
 	return length;
 }