diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
index e310052dc83ce4..29fbfb27c2b2cc 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
@@ -828,10 +828,9 @@ static int register_synth_event(struct synth_event *event)
 	}
 
 	ret = set_synth_event_print_fmt(call);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	/* unregister_trace_event() will be called inside */
+	if (ret < 0)
 		trace_remove_event_call(call);
-		goto err;
-	}
  out:
 	return ret;
  err: