diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_printk.c b/kernel/trace/trace_printk.c
index 7b6278110827..687699d365ae 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_printk.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_printk.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int t_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	const char *str = *fmt;
 	int i;
 
-	seq_printf(m, "0x%lx : \"", (unsigned long)fmt);
+	seq_printf(m, "0x%lx : \"", *(unsigned long *)fmt);
 
 	/*
 	 * Tabs and new lines need to be converted.