diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 01c646a1d9e76..12bee7043be6f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ __setup("trace_clock=", set_trace_boot_clock);
 
 static int __init set_tracepoint_printk(char *str)
 {
+	/* Ignore the "tp_printk_stop_on_boot" param */
+	if (*str == '_')
+		return 0;
+
 	if ((strcmp(str, "=0") != 0 && strcmp(str, "=off") != 0))
 		tracepoint_printk = 1;
 	return 1;