diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
index 952cc8aa8e59f..15f05faaae44d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
@@ -221,8 +221,11 @@ trace_print_hex_seq(struct trace_seq *p, const unsigned char *buf, int buf_len,
 	const char *ret = trace_seq_buffer_ptr(p);
 	const char *fmt = concatenate ? "%*phN" : "%*ph";
 
-	for (i = 0; i < buf_len; i += 16)
+	for (i = 0; i < buf_len; i += 16) {
+		if (!concatenate && i != 0)
+			trace_seq_putc(p, ' ');
 		trace_seq_printf(p, fmt, min(buf_len - i, 16), &buf[i]);
+	}
 	trace_seq_putc(p, 0);
 
 	return ret;