diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
index 2ac75eb6aa86..9315fc03e303 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
@@ -893,15 +893,13 @@ static struct synth_event *alloc_synth_event(const char *name, int n_fields,
 	dyn_event_init(&event->devent, &synth_event_ops);
 
 	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < n_fields; i++) {
+		fields[i]->field_pos = i;
 		event->fields[i] = fields[i];
 
-		if (fields[i]->is_dynamic) {
-			event->dynamic_fields[j] = fields[i];
-			event->dynamic_fields[j]->field_pos = i;
+		if (fields[i]->is_dynamic)
 			event->dynamic_fields[j++] = fields[i];
-			event->n_dynamic_fields++;
-		}
 	}
+	event->n_dynamic_fields = j;
 	event->n_fields = n_fields;
  out:
 	return event;