diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 45622194a34d..f068d55bd37f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -820,6 +820,29 @@ static const char *synth_field_fmt(char *type)
 	return fmt;
 }
 
+static void print_synth_event_num_val(struct trace_seq *s,
+				      char *print_fmt, char *name,
+				      int size, u64 val, char *space)
+{
+	switch (size) {
+	case 1:
+		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, (u8)val, space);
+		break;
+
+	case 2:
+		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, (u16)val, space);
+		break;
+
+	case 4:
+		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, (u32)val, space);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, val, space);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 static enum print_line_t print_synth_event(struct trace_iterator *iter,
 					   int flags,
 					   struct trace_event *event)
@@ -858,10 +881,13 @@ static enum print_line_t print_synth_event(struct trace_iterator *iter,
 		} else {
 			struct trace_print_flags __flags[] = {
 			    __def_gfpflag_names, {-1, NULL} };
+			char *space = (i == se->n_fields - 1 ? "" : " ");
 
-			trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, se->fields[i]->name,
-					 entry->fields[n_u64],
-					 i == se->n_fields - 1 ? "" : " ");
+			print_synth_event_num_val(s, print_fmt,
+						  se->fields[i]->name,
+						  se->fields[i]->size,
+						  entry->fields[n_u64],
+						  space);
 
 			if (strcmp(se->fields[i]->type, "gfp_t") == 0) {
 				trace_seq_puts(s, " (");