diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
index bbb479b3ba8f..cf14a37dff8c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
@@ -206,11 +206,13 @@ store_trace_args(void *data, struct trace_probe *tp, void *rec,
 		if (unlikely(arg->dynamic))
 			*dl = make_data_loc(maxlen, dyndata - base);
 		ret = process_fetch_insn(arg->code, rec, dl, base);
-		if (unlikely(ret < 0 && arg->dynamic)) {
-			*dl = make_data_loc(0, dyndata - base);
-		} else {
-			dyndata += ret;
-			maxlen -= ret;
+		if (arg->dynamic) {
+			if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+				*dl = make_data_loc(0, dyndata - base);
+			} else {
+				dyndata += ret;
+				maxlen -= ret;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }