diff --git a/include/linux/tracepoint.h b/include/linux/tracepoint.h
index 1fb11daa5c53..57ce5af258a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/tracepoint.h
+++ b/include/linux/tracepoint.h
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static inline struct tracepoint *tracepoint_ptr_deref(tracepoint_ptr_t *p)
 		static const char *___tp_str __tracepoint_string = str; \
 		___tp_str;						\
 	})
-#define __tracepoint_string	__attribute__((section("__tracepoint_str")))
+#define __tracepoint_string	__attribute__((section("__tracepoint_str"), used))
 #else
 /*
  * tracepoint_string() is used to save the string address for userspace