diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
index e7af286af4f1..c82b401a294d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
@@ -441,8 +441,9 @@ static unsigned int trace_string(struct synth_trace_event *entry,
 	if (is_dynamic) {
 		union trace_synth_field *data = &entry->fields[*n_u64];
 
+		len = fetch_store_strlen((unsigned long)str_val);
 		data->as_dynamic.offset = struct_size(entry, fields, event->n_u64) + data_size;
-		data->as_dynamic.len = fetch_store_strlen((unsigned long)str_val);
+		data->as_dynamic.len = len;
 
 		ret = fetch_store_string((unsigned long)str_val, &entry->fields[*n_u64], entry);