diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk_safe.c b/kernel/printk/printk_safe.c
index 3e3c2004bb23..449d67edfa4b 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk_safe.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk_safe.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ static __printf(2, 0) int printk_safe_log_store(struct printk_safe_seq_buf *s,
 {
 	int add;
 	size_t len;
+	va_list ap;
 
 again:
 	len = atomic_read(&s->len);
@@ -100,7 +101,9 @@ again:
 	if (!len)
 		smp_rmb();
 
-	add = vscnprintf(s->buffer + len, sizeof(s->buffer) - len, fmt, args);
+	va_copy(ap, args);
+	add = vscnprintf(s->buffer + len, sizeof(s->buffer) - len, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
 	if (!add)
 		return 0;