diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 35cfa7bbaf38..67595b8f0f15 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -776,6 +776,11 @@ extern struct ftrace_event_call __stop_ftrace_events[];
 extern const char *__start___trace_bprintk_fmt[];
 extern const char *__stop___trace_bprintk_fmt[];
 
+/*
+ * The double __builtin_constant_p is because gcc will give us an error
+ * if we try to allocate the static variable to fmt if it is not a
+ * constant. Even with the outer if statement optimizing out.
+ */
 #define event_trace_printk(ip, fmt, args...)				\
 do {									\
 	__trace_printk_check_format(fmt, ##args);			\