diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index 6350f64d5aa4..f9dd8fd055a6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -161,11 +161,13 @@ BPF_CALL_5(bpf_trace_printk, char *, fmt, u32, fmt_size, u64, arg1,
 			i++;
 		} else if (fmt[i] == 'p' || fmt[i] == 's') {
 			mod[fmt_cnt]++;
-			i++;
-			if (!isspace(fmt[i]) && !ispunct(fmt[i]) && fmt[i] != 0)
+			/* disallow any further format extensions */
+			if (fmt[i + 1] != 0 &&
+			    !isspace(fmt[i + 1]) &&
+			    !ispunct(fmt[i + 1]))
 				return -EINVAL;
 			fmt_cnt++;
-			if (fmt[i - 1] == 's') {
+			if (fmt[i] == 's') {
 				if (str_seen)
 					/* allow only one '%s' per fmt string */
 					return -EINVAL;