diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
index 3efd718984fb..c5a01873567d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ ftrace_print_flags_seq(struct trace_seq *p, const char *delim,
 
 	/* check for left over flags */
 	if (flags) {
-		if (p->len && delim)
+		if (!first && delim)
 			trace_seq_puts(p, delim);
 		trace_seq_printf(p, "0x%lx", flags);
 	}
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ ftrace_print_symbols_seq(struct trace_seq *p, unsigned long val,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (!p->len)
+	if (ret == (const char *)(p->buffer + p->len))
 		trace_seq_printf(p, "0x%lx", val);
 		
 	trace_seq_putc(p, 0);
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ ftrace_print_symbols_seq_u64(struct trace_seq *p, unsigned long long val,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (!p->len)
+	if (ret == (const char *)(p->buffer + p->len))
 		trace_seq_printf(p, "0x%llx", val);
 
 	trace_seq_putc(p, 0);