diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 4f4759c6e972..1cb4c4c8e5b7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ static enum print_line_t print_synth_event(struct trace_iterator *iter,
 		fmt = synth_field_fmt(se->fields[i]->type);
 
 		/* parameter types */
-		if (tr->trace_flags & TRACE_ITER_VERBOSE)
+		if (tr && tr->trace_flags & TRACE_ITER_VERBOSE)
 			trace_seq_printf(s, "%s ", fmt);
 
 		snprintf(print_fmt, sizeof(print_fmt), "%%s=%s%%s", fmt);