diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
index b0e0ec85912e..ebda68ee9abf 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
@@ -912,6 +912,11 @@ static int __trace_eprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (argc - 2 > MAX_TRACE_ARGS) {
+		ret = -E2BIG;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
 	event_call = find_and_get_event(sys_name, sys_event);
 	ep = alloc_event_probe(group, event, event_call, argc - 2);
@@ -937,7 +942,7 @@ static int __trace_eprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 
 	argc -= 2; argv += 2;
 	/* parse arguments */
-	for (i = 0; i < argc && i < MAX_TRACE_ARGS; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
 		trace_probe_log_set_index(i + 2);
 		ret = trace_eprobe_tp_update_arg(ep, argv, i);
 		if (ret)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
index 4f4280815522..f26bb8a90cb5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
@@ -1103,6 +1103,10 @@ static int __trace_fprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		argc = new_argc;
 		argv = new_argv;
 	}
+	if (argc > MAX_TRACE_ARGS) {
+		ret = -E2BIG;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* setup a probe */
 	tf = alloc_trace_fprobe(group, event, symbol, tpoint, maxactive,
@@ -1119,7 +1123,7 @@ static int __trace_fprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 				(unsigned long)tf->tpoint->probestub);
 
 	/* parse arguments */
-	for (i = 0; i < argc && i < MAX_TRACE_ARGS; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
 		trace_probe_log_set_index(i + 2);
 		ctx.offset = 0;
 		ret = traceprobe_parse_probe_arg(&tf->tp, i, argv[i], &ctx);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index ef0215e4d885..2cd04b0d9be6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -994,6 +994,10 @@ static int __trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		argc = new_argc;
 		argv = new_argv;
 	}
+	if (argc > MAX_TRACE_ARGS) {
+		ret = -E2BIG;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* setup a probe */
 	tk = alloc_trace_kprobe(group, event, addr, symbol, offset, maxactive,
@@ -1006,7 +1010,7 @@ static int __trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	/* parse arguments */
-	for (i = 0; i < argc && i < MAX_TRACE_ARGS; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
 		trace_probe_log_set_index(i + 2);
 		ctx.offset = 0;
 		ret = traceprobe_parse_probe_arg(&tk->tp, i, argv[i], &ctx);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index 22a78345dcf6..a30eddd78188 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -556,6 +556,8 @@ static int __trace_uprobe_create(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	if (argc < 2)
 		return -ECANCELED;
+	if (argc - 2 > MAX_TRACE_ARGS)
+		return -E2BIG;
 
 	if (argv[0][1] == ':')
 		event = &argv[0][2];
@@ -681,7 +683,7 @@ static int __trace_uprobe_create(int argc, const char **argv)
 	tu->filename = filename;
 
 	/* parse arguments */
-	for (i = 0; i < argc && i < MAX_TRACE_ARGS; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
 		struct traceprobe_parse_context ctx = {
 			.flags = (is_return ? TPARG_FL_RETURN : 0) | TPARG_FL_USER,
 		};