diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace_event.h b/include/linux/ftrace_event.h
index c674ee8f7fca508c24f172a72e8c055b8fc4ec24..77325e1a18161975656090d5f42d960611616b46 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace_event.h
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ enum {
 	TRACE_EVENT_FL_WAS_ENABLED_BIT,
 	TRACE_EVENT_FL_USE_CALL_FILTER_BIT,
 	TRACE_EVENT_FL_TRACEPOINT_BIT,
+	TRACE_EVENT_FL_KPROBE_BIT,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ enum {
  *                     it is best to clear the buffers that used it).
  *  USE_CALL_FILTER - For ftrace internal events, don't use file filter
  *  TRACEPOINT    - Event is a tracepoint
+ *  KPROBE        - Event is a kprobe
  */
 enum {
 	TRACE_EVENT_FL_FILTERED		= (1 << TRACE_EVENT_FL_FILTERED_BIT),
@@ -274,6 +276,7 @@ enum {
 	TRACE_EVENT_FL_WAS_ENABLED	= (1 << TRACE_EVENT_FL_WAS_ENABLED_BIT),
 	TRACE_EVENT_FL_USE_CALL_FILTER	= (1 << TRACE_EVENT_FL_USE_CALL_FILTER_BIT),
 	TRACE_EVENT_FL_TRACEPOINT	= (1 << TRACE_EVENT_FL_TRACEPOINT_BIT),
+	TRACE_EVENT_FL_KPROBE		= (1 << TRACE_EVENT_FL_KPROBE_BIT),
 };
 
 struct ftrace_event_call {
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index d73f565b4e062127789bce243dc9c2e365dbb175..8fa549f6f52846f3f4ed960193f0068881d00ae0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ static int register_kprobe_event(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 		kfree(call->print_fmt);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
-	call->flags = 0;
+	call->flags = TRACE_EVENT_FL_KPROBE;
 	call->class->reg = kprobe_register;
 	call->data = tk;
 	ret = trace_add_event_call(call);