diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
index 2900d7723d97..52adf02d7619 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,9 @@ static void parse_init(struct filter_parse_state *ps,
 
 static char infix_next(struct filter_parse_state *ps)
 {
+	if (!ps->infix.cnt)
+		return 0;
+
 	ps->infix.cnt--;
 
 	return ps->infix.string[ps->infix.tail++];
@@ -1071,6 +1074,9 @@ static char infix_peek(struct filter_parse_state *ps)
 
 static void infix_advance(struct filter_parse_state *ps)
 {
+	if (!ps->infix.cnt)
+		return;
+
 	ps->infix.cnt--;
 	ps->infix.tail++;
 }