diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 91a550411e8a..fdd097abb0d6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ static const char *get_hist_field_flags(struct hist_field *hist_field)
 		flags_str = "percent";
 	else if (hist_field->flags & HIST_FIELD_FL_GRAPH)
 		flags_str = "graph";
-	else if (hist_field->flags & HIST_FIELD_FL_STACKTRACE)
+	else if (hist_field->flags & HIST_FIELD_FL_STACKTRACE && hist_field->field)
 		flags_str = "stacktrace";
 
 	return flags_str;