diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
index e5282828f4a6..29348874ebde 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ process_fetch_insn_bottom(struct fetch_insn *code, unsigned long val,
 array:
 	/* the last stage: Loop on array */
 	if (code->op == FETCH_OP_LP_ARRAY) {
+		if (ret < 0)
+			ret = 0;
 		total += ret;
 		if (++i < code->param) {
 			code = s3;