diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index 03003cd7dd9..f3c3811f7e1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static int create_trace_uprobe(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (argv[0][0] == '-')
 		is_delete = true;
 	else if (argv[0][0] != 'p') {
-		pr_info("Probe definition must be started with 'p', 'r' or" " '-'.\n");
+		pr_info("Probe definition must be started with 'p' or '-'.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}