diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 20bfd68e12d8..cb66422328e4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -360,6 +360,18 @@ static bool process_string(const char *fmt, int len, struct trace_event_call *ca
 		s = r + 1;
 	} while (s < e);
 
+	/*
+	 * Check for arrays. If the argument has: foo[REC->val]
+	 * then it is very likely that foo is an array of strings
+	 * that are safe to use.
+	 */
+	r = strstr(s, "[");
+	if (r && r < e) {
+		r = strstr(r, "REC->");
+		if (r && r < e)
+			return true;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If there's any strings in the argument consider this arg OK as it
 	 * could be: REC->field ? "foo" : "bar" and we don't want to get into