diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index a2de6364777a..2d1307f13e13 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ print_syscall_enter(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags,
 	trace_seq_printf(s, "%s(", entry->name);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < entry->nb_args; i++) {
+		bool printable = false;
+		char *str;
 
 		if (trace_seq_has_overflowed(s))
 			goto end;
@@ -193,8 +195,11 @@ print_syscall_enter(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags,
 
 		val = trace->args[entry->user_arg_size];
 
+		str = ptr;
 		trace_seq_puts(s, " (");
 		for (int x = 0; x < len; x++, ptr++) {
+			if (isascii(*ptr) && isprint(*ptr))
+				printable = true;
 			if (x)
 				trace_seq_putc(s, ':');
 			trace_seq_printf(s, "%02x", *ptr);
@@ -203,6 +208,22 @@ print_syscall_enter(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags,
 			trace_seq_printf(s, ", %s", EXTRA);
 
 		trace_seq_putc(s, ')');
+
+		/* If nothing is printable, don't bother printing anything */
+		if (!printable)
+			continue;
+
+		trace_seq_puts(s, " \"");
+		for (int x = 0; x < len; x++) {
+			if (isascii(str[x]) && isprint(str[x]))
+				trace_seq_putc(s, str[x]);
+			else
+				trace_seq_putc(s, '.');
+		}
+		if (len < val)
+			trace_seq_printf(s, "\"%s", EXTRA);
+		else
+			trace_seq_putc(s, '"');
 	}
 
 	trace_seq_putc(s, ')');