diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index 7568f5e68de7..91ba4490937b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -2770,10 +2770,9 @@ int trace_probe_compare_arg_type(struct trace_probe *a, struct trace_probe *b)
 		return b->nr_args + 1;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < a->nr_args; i++) {
-		if ((b->nr_args <= i) ||
-		    ((a->args[i].type != b->args[i].type) ||
-		     (a->args[i].count != b->args[i].count) ||
-		     strcmp(a->args[i].name, b->args[i].name)))
+		if ((a->args[i].type != b->args[i].type) ||
+		    (a->args[i].count != b->args[i].count) ||
+		    strcmp(a->args[i].name, b->args[i].name))
 			return i + 1;
 	}