diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
index d239f0e2af8f4d200bdb3c936858de1bf560da47..3212e2c653b35c1eac5a20d496f319465adff124 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ static int synth_field_size(char *type)
 		size = sizeof(long);
 	else if (strcmp(type, "unsigned long") == 0)
 		size = sizeof(unsigned long);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "bool") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(bool);
 	else if (strcmp(type, "pid_t") == 0)
 		size = sizeof(pid_t);
 	else if (strcmp(type, "gfp_t") == 0)
@@ -271,6 +273,8 @@ static const char *synth_field_fmt(char *type)
 		fmt = "%ld";
 	else if (strcmp(type, "unsigned long") == 0)
 		fmt = "%lu";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "bool") == 0)
+		fmt = "%d";
 	else if (strcmp(type, "pid_t") == 0)
 		fmt = "%d";
 	else if (strcmp(type, "gfp_t") == 0)