diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index f21e42ddba69..6cef1def1da5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -3119,6 +3119,9 @@ static inline void __update_field_vars(struct tracing_map_elt *elt,
 	unsigned int i, j, var_idx;
 	u64 var_val;
 
+	/* Make sure stacktrace can fit in the string variable length */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON((HIST_STACKTRACE_DEPTH + 1) * sizeof(long) >= STR_VAR_LEN_MAX);
+
 	for (i = 0, j = field_var_str_start; i < n_field_vars; i++) {
 		struct field_var *field_var = field_vars[i];
 		struct hist_field *var = field_var->var;