diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
index d3e59312ef40..550e8a0d048a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
@@ -1080,6 +1080,9 @@ int filter_assign_type(const char *type)
 	if (strchr(type, '[') && strstr(type, "char"))
 		return FILTER_STATIC_STRING;
 
+	if (strcmp(type, "char *") == 0 || strcmp(type, "const char *") == 0)
+		return FILTER_PTR_STRING;
+
 	return FILTER_OTHER;
 }