diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index c53485441c88a..a74f2d9ff3795 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -427,10 +427,6 @@ static int create_trace_uprobe(int argc, char **argv)
 		pr_info("Probe point is not specified.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (isdigit(argv[1][0])) {
-		pr_info("probe point must be have a filename.\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 	arg = strchr(argv[1], ':');
 	if (!arg) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;