diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 1dbf1d3cf2f1..5a6688832da8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -2204,7 +2204,7 @@ static inline bool is_good_system_name(const char *name)
 static inline void sanitize_event_name(char *name)
 {
 	while (*name++ != '\0')
-		if (*name == ':' || *name == '.')
+		if (*name == ':' || *name == '.' || *name == '*')
 			*name = '_';
 }