2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/samples/markers/marker-example.c b/samples/markers/marker-example.c
index e787c6d16dd7..05e438f8b4e2 100644
--- a/samples/markers/marker-example.c
+++ b/samples/markers/marker-example.c
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ static int my_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
         int i;
 
-        trace_mark(subsystem_event, "%d %s", 123, "example string");
+        trace_mark(subsystem_event, "integer %d string %s", 123,
+                "example string");
         for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)
                 trace_mark(subsystem_eventb, MARK_NOARGS);
         return -EPERM;
diff --git a/samples/markers/probe-example.c b/samples/markers/probe-example.c
index 238b2e384fc8..a36797535615 100644
--- a/samples/markers/probe-example.c
+++ b/samples/markers/probe-example.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void probe_subsystem_eventb(const struct marker *mdata, void *private,
 static struct probe_data probe_array[] =
 {
         {       .name = "subsystem_event",
-                .format = "%d %s",
+                .format = "integer %d string %s",
                 .probe_func = probe_subsystem_event },
         {       .name = "subsystem_eventb",
                 .format = MARK_NOARGS,