diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index dec657af363c..4daabbb8b772 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -622,9 +622,10 @@ static int traceprobe_parse_probe_arg_body(const char *argv, ssize_t *size,
 
 	/*
 	 * Since $comm and immediate string can not be dereferenced,
-	 * we can find those by strcmp.
+	 * we can find those by strcmp. But ignore for eprobes.
 	 */
-	if (strcmp(arg, "$comm") == 0 || strncmp(arg, "\\\"", 2) == 0) {
+	if (!(flags & TPARG_FL_TPOINT) &&
+	    (strcmp(arg, "$comm") == 0 || strncmp(arg, "\\\"", 2) == 0)) {
 		/* The type of $comm must be "string", and not an array. */
 		if (parg->count || (t && strcmp(t, "string")))
 			goto out;