diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 233d1af39fff..869978d84672 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -5540,7 +5540,7 @@ static const char readme_msg[] =
 	"\t     kernel return probes support: $retval, $arg<N>, $comm\n"
 	"\t     type: s8/16/32/64, u8/16/32/64, x8/16/32/64, char, string, symbol,\n"
 	"\t           b<bit-width>@<bit-offset>/<container-size>, ustring,\n"
-	"\t           symstr, <type>\\[<array-size>\\]\n"
+	"\t           symstr, %pd, <type>\\[<array-size>\\]\n"
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIST_TRIGGERS
 	"\t    field: <stype> <name>;\n"
 	"\t    stype: u8/u16/u32/u64, s8/s16/s32/s64, pid_t,\n"
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
index 4f4280815522..62e6a8f4aae9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ static int __trace_fprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	char gbuf[MAX_EVENT_NAME_LEN];
 	char sbuf[KSYM_NAME_LEN];
 	char abuf[MAX_BTF_ARGS_LEN];
+	char *dbuf = NULL;
 	bool is_tracepoint = false;
 	struct tracepoint *tpoint = NULL;
 	struct traceprobe_parse_context ctx = {
@@ -1104,6 +1105,10 @@ static int __trace_fprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		argv = new_argv;
 	}
 
+	ret = traceprobe_expand_dentry_args(argc, argv, &dbuf);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
 	/* setup a probe */
 	tf = alloc_trace_fprobe(group, event, symbol, tpoint, maxactive,
 				argc, is_return);
@@ -1154,6 +1159,7 @@ out:
 	trace_probe_log_clear();
 	kfree(new_argv);
 	kfree(symbol);
+	kfree(dbuf);
 	return ret;
 
 parse_error:
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 14099cc17fc9..c68d4e830fbe 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ static int __trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	char buf[MAX_EVENT_NAME_LEN];
 	char gbuf[MAX_EVENT_NAME_LEN];
 	char abuf[MAX_BTF_ARGS_LEN];
+	char *dbuf = NULL;
 	struct traceprobe_parse_context ctx = { .flags = TPARG_FL_KERNEL };
 
 	switch (argv[0][0]) {
@@ -933,6 +934,10 @@ static int __trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		argv = new_argv;
 	}
 
+	ret = traceprobe_expand_dentry_args(argc, argv, &dbuf);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
 	/* setup a probe */
 	tk = alloc_trace_kprobe(group, event, addr, symbol, offset, maxactive,
 				argc, is_return);
@@ -979,6 +984,7 @@ out:
 	trace_probe_log_clear();
 	kfree(new_argv);
 	kfree(symbol);
+	kfree(dbuf);
 	return ret;
 
 parse_error:
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index dfe3ee6035ec..f7ee97e45d1f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -1739,6 +1739,56 @@ error:
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
+/* @buf: *buf must be equal to NULL. Caller must to free *buf */
+int traceprobe_expand_dentry_args(int argc, const char *argv[], char **buf)
+{
+	int i, used, ret;
+	const int bufsize = MAX_DENTRY_ARGS_LEN;
+	char *tmpbuf = NULL;
+
+	if (*buf)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	used = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+		if (glob_match("*:%pd", argv[i])) {
+			char *tmp;
+			char *equal;
+
+			if (!tmpbuf) {
+				tmpbuf = kmalloc(bufsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+				if (!tmpbuf)
+					return -ENOMEM;
+			}
+
+			tmp = kstrdup(argv[i], GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!tmp)
+				goto nomem;
+
+			equal = strchr(tmp, '=');
+			if (equal)
+				*equal = '\0';
+			tmp[strlen(argv[i]) - 4] = '\0';
+			ret = snprintf(tmpbuf + used, bufsize - used,
+				       "%s%s+0x0(+0x%zx(%s)):string",
+				       equal ? tmp : "", equal ? "=" : "",
+				       offsetof(struct dentry, d_name.name),
+				       equal ? equal + 1 : tmp);
+			kfree(tmp);
+			if (ret >= bufsize - used)
+				goto nomem;
+			argv[i] = tmpbuf + used;
+			used += ret + 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	*buf = tmpbuf;
+	return 0;
+nomem:
+	kfree(tmpbuf);
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
 void traceprobe_finish_parse(struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx)
 {
 	clear_btf_context(ctx);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
index cef3a50628a3..5803e6a41570 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define MAX_ARRAY_LEN		64
 #define MAX_ARG_NAME_LEN	32
 #define MAX_BTF_ARGS_LEN	128
+#define MAX_DENTRY_ARGS_LEN	256
 #define MAX_STRING_SIZE		PATH_MAX
 #define MAX_ARG_BUF_LEN		(MAX_TRACE_ARGS * MAX_ARG_NAME_LEN)
 
@@ -428,6 +429,7 @@ extern int traceprobe_parse_probe_arg(struct trace_probe *tp, int i,
 const char **traceprobe_expand_meta_args(int argc, const char *argv[],
 					 int *new_argc, char *buf, int bufsize,
 					 struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx);
+extern int traceprobe_expand_dentry_args(int argc, const char *argv[], char **buf);
 
 extern int traceprobe_update_arg(struct probe_arg *arg);
 extern void traceprobe_free_probe_arg(struct probe_arg *arg);