diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index d17cfee77d9c..95e3d072321f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -2338,16 +2338,17 @@ int trace_probe_compare_arg_type(struct trace_probe *a, struct trace_probe *b)
 bool trace_probe_match_command_args(struct trace_probe *tp,
 				    int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	char buf[MAX_ARGSTR_LEN + 1];
 	int i;
 
 	if (tp->nr_args < argc)
 		return false;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s=%s",
-			 tp->args[i].name, tp->args[i].comm);
-		if (strcmp(buf, argv[i]))
+		int len = strlen(tp->args[i].name);
+
+		if (strncmp(argv[i], tp->args[i].name, len) ||
+		    argv[i][len] != '=' ||
+		    strcmp(argv[i] + len + 1, tp->args[i].comm))
 			return false;
 	}
 	return true;