diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index ef717b373443a..0916a99647191 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ int traceprobe_parse_event_name(const char **pevent, const char **pgroup,
 	int len;
 
 	slash = strchr(event, '/');
+	if (!slash)
+		slash = strchr(event, '.');
+
 	if (slash) {
 		if (slash == event) {
 			trace_probe_log_err(offset, NO_GROUP_NAME);