diff --git a/net/batman-adv/trace.h b/net/batman-adv/trace.h
index d673ebdd0426..31c8f922651d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/trace.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/trace.h
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_TRACING */
 
-#define BATADV_MAX_MSG_LEN	256
-
 TRACE_EVENT(batadv_dbg,
 
 	    TP_PROTO(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
@@ -40,16 +38,13 @@ TRACE_EVENT(batadv_dbg,
 	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		    __string(device, bat_priv->soft_iface->name)
 		    __string(driver, KBUILD_MODNAME)
-		    __dynamic_array(char, msg, BATADV_MAX_MSG_LEN)
+		    __vstring(msg, vaf->fmt, vaf->va)
 	    ),
 
 	    TP_fast_assign(
 		    __assign_str(device, bat_priv->soft_iface->name);
 		    __assign_str(driver, KBUILD_MODNAME);
-		    WARN_ON_ONCE(vsnprintf(__get_dynamic_array(msg),
-					   BATADV_MAX_MSG_LEN,
-					   vaf->fmt,
-					   *vaf->va) >= BATADV_MAX_MSG_LEN);
+		    __assign_vstr(msg, vaf->fmt, vaf->va);
 	    ),
 
 	    TP_printk(