diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 6ff83941065a07efa127004a4837e0dbb0c2c66c..d239004aaf29052eec50aaf61772c2b0de7c7947 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ static int create_synth_event(int argc, char **argv)
 		i += consumed - 1;
 	}
 
-	if (i < argc) {
+	if (i < argc && strcmp(argv[i], ";") != 0) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err;
 	}