diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index 4dc74d73fc1d..c6da5923e5b9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -1159,9 +1159,12 @@ static int traceprobe_parse_probe_arg_body(const char *argv, ssize_t *size,
 	if (!(ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_TEVENT) &&
 	    (strcmp(arg, "$comm") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "$COMM") == 0 ||
 	     strncmp(arg, "\\\"", 2) == 0)) {
-		/* The type of $comm must be "string", and not an array. */
-		if (parg->count || (t && strcmp(t, "string")))
+		/* The type of $comm must be "string", and not an array type. */
+		if (parg->count || (t && strcmp(t, "string"))) {
+			trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset + (t ? (t - arg) : 0),
+					NEED_STRING_TYPE);
 			goto out;
+		}
 		parg->type = find_fetch_type("string", ctx->flags);
 	} else
 		parg->type = find_fetch_type(t, ctx->flags);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
index 850d9ecb6765..c1877d018269 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
@@ -515,7 +515,8 @@ extern int traceprobe_define_arg_fields(struct trace_event_call *event_call,
 	C(BAD_HYPHEN,		"Failed to parse single hyphen. Forgot '>'?"),	\
 	C(NO_BTF_FIELD,		"This field is not found."),	\
 	C(BAD_BTF_TID,		"Failed to get BTF type info."),\
-	C(BAD_TYPE4STR,		"This type does not fit for string."),
+	C(BAD_TYPE4STR,		"This type does not fit for string."),\
+	C(NEED_STRING_TYPE,	"$comm and immediate-string only accepts string type"),
 
 #undef C
 #define C(a, b)		TP_ERR_##a