diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
index cab4a5398f1d..d54ce252b05a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ trace_print_hex_seq(struct trace_seq *p, const unsigned char *buf, int buf_len,
 {
 	int i;
 	const char *ret = trace_seq_buffer_ptr(p);
+	const char *fmt = concatenate ? "%*phN" : "%*ph";
 
-	for (i = 0; i < buf_len; i++)
-		trace_seq_printf(p, "%s%2.2x", concatenate || i == 0 ? "" : " ",
-				 buf[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < buf_len; i += 16)
+		trace_seq_printf(p, fmt, min(buf_len - i, 16), &buf[i]);
 	trace_seq_putc(p, 0);
 
 	return ret;