diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 5eaa46fe9ed6..1baa284a2753 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2487,7 +2487,7 @@ trace_event_buffer_lock_reserve(struct ring_buffer **current_rb,
 	    (entry = this_cpu_read(trace_buffered_event))) {
 		/* Try to use the per cpu buffer first */
 		val = this_cpu_inc_return(trace_buffered_event_cnt);
-		if ((len < (PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(*entry))) && val == 1) {
+		if ((len < (PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(*entry) - sizeof(entry->array[0]))) && val == 1) {
 			trace_event_setup(entry, type, flags, pc);
 			entry->array[0] = len;
 			return entry;