diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
index 4737bb8c07a3..c30c61f12ddd 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ stage3:
 	/* 3rd stage: store value to buffer */
 	if (unlikely(!dest)) {
 		if (code->op == FETCH_OP_ST_STRING) {
-			ret += fetch_store_strlen(val + code->offset);
+			ret = fetch_store_strlen(val + code->offset);
 			code++;
 			goto array;
 		} else