diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index f98b6b3a2804..0c05b8a99806 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ static struct hist_field *create_hist_field(struct ftrace_event_field *field,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!field))
+		goto out;
+
 	if (is_string_field(field)) {
 		flags |= HIST_FIELD_FL_STRING;