diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
index 8bfe23af9c73..7d2ddbcfa377 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
@@ -927,11 +927,12 @@ static int parse_symbol_and_return(int argc, const char *argv[],
 	for (i = 2; i < argc; i++) {
 		tmp = strstr(argv[i], "$retval");
 		if (tmp && !isalnum(tmp[7]) && tmp[7] != '_') {
+			if (is_tracepoint) {
+				trace_probe_log_set_index(i);
+				trace_probe_log_err(tmp - argv[i], RETVAL_ON_PROBE);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 			*is_return = true;
-			/*
-			 * NOTE: Don't check is_tracepoint here, because it will
-			 * be checked when the argument is parsed.
-			 */
 			break;
 		}
 	}