diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
index 3effc6fce20e..af42aaa3d172 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
@@ -2793,11 +2793,8 @@ static int user_seq_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
 
 		seq_printf(m, "%s", EVENT_TP_NAME(user));
 
-		if (status != 0)
-			seq_puts(m, " #");
-
 		if (status != 0) {
-			seq_puts(m, " Used by");
+			seq_puts(m, " # Used by");
 			if (status & EVENT_STATUS_FTRACE)
 				seq_puts(m, " ftrace");
 			if (status & EVENT_STATUS_PERF)