diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
index 8c82ecb735f4..b3f409d1b19f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ static int user_event_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev)
 
 	list_for_each_entry_reverse(field, head, link) {
 		if (depth == 0)
-			seq_puts(m, " ");
+			seq_putc(m, ' ');
 		else
 			seq_puts(m, "; ");
 
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ static int user_event_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev)
 		depth++;
 	}
 
-	seq_puts(m, "\n");
+	seq_putc(m, '\n');
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2819,13 +2819,13 @@ static int user_seq_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
 			busy++;
 		}
 
-		seq_puts(m, "\n");
+		seq_putc(m, '\n');
 		active++;
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&group->reg_mutex);
 
-	seq_puts(m, "\n");
+	seq_putc(m, '\n');
 	seq_printf(m, "Active: %d\n", active);
 	seq_printf(m, "Busy: %d\n", busy);