diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 57648c5aa679..7482a1466ebf 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -679,6 +679,8 @@ static bool synth_field_signed(char *type)
 {
 	if (str_has_prefix(type, "u"))
 		return false;
+	if (strcmp(type, "gfp_t") == 0)
+		return false;
 
 	return true;
 }