diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 486cca3c2b75..543cb7dc84ad 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -4238,13 +4238,19 @@ static int __create_val_field(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* Some types cannot be a value */
-	if (hist_field->flags & (HIST_FIELD_FL_GRAPH | HIST_FIELD_FL_PERCENT |
-				 HIST_FIELD_FL_BUCKET | HIST_FIELD_FL_LOG2 |
-				 HIST_FIELD_FL_SYM | HIST_FIELD_FL_SYM_OFFSET |
-				 HIST_FIELD_FL_SYSCALL | HIST_FIELD_FL_STACKTRACE)) {
-		hist_err(file->tr, HIST_ERR_BAD_FIELD_MODIFIER, errpos(field_str));
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	/* values and variables should not have some modifiers */
+	if (hist_field->flags & HIST_FIELD_FL_VAR) {
+		/* Variable */
+		if (hist_field->flags & (HIST_FIELD_FL_GRAPH | HIST_FIELD_FL_PERCENT |
+					 HIST_FIELD_FL_BUCKET | HIST_FIELD_FL_LOG2))
+			goto err;
+	} else {
+		/* Value */
+		if (hist_field->flags & (HIST_FIELD_FL_GRAPH | HIST_FIELD_FL_PERCENT |
+					 HIST_FIELD_FL_BUCKET | HIST_FIELD_FL_LOG2 |
+					 HIST_FIELD_FL_SYM | HIST_FIELD_FL_SYM_OFFSET |
+					 HIST_FIELD_FL_SYSCALL | HIST_FIELD_FL_STACKTRACE))
+			goto err;
 	}
 
 	hist_data->fields[val_idx] = hist_field;
@@ -4256,6 +4262,9 @@ static int __create_val_field(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data,
 		ret = -EINVAL;
  out:
 	return ret;
+ err:
+	hist_err(file->tr, HIST_ERR_BAD_FIELD_MODIFIER, errpos(field_str));
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static int create_val_field(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data,