diff --git a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt
index 3de7517471641fb71f1dfafd05ee3f9de99320c3..db5531865648ba30b19863d7579141323c07acec 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt
+++ b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ probe events via /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/kprobes/<EVENT>/filter.
 
 Synopsis of kprobe_events
 -------------------------
-  p[:EVENT] SYMBOL[+offs|-offs]|MEMADDR [FETCHARGS]	: Set a probe
-  r[:EVENT] SYMBOL[+0] [FETCHARGS]			: Set a return probe
+  p[:EVENT] SYMBOL[+offs]|MEMADDR [FETCHARGS]	: Set a probe
+  r[:EVENT] SYMBOL[+0] [FETCHARGS]		: Set a return probe
 
- EVENT			: Event name. If omitted, the event name is generated
-			  based on SYMBOL+offs or MEMADDR.
- SYMBOL[+offs|-offs]	: Symbol+offset where the probe is inserted.
- MEMADDR		: Address where the probe is inserted.
+ EVENT		: Event name. If omitted, the event name is generated
+		  based on SYMBOL+offs or MEMADDR.
+ SYMBOL[+offs]	: Symbol+offset where the probe is inserted.
+ MEMADDR	: Address where the probe is inserted.
 
- FETCHARGS		: Arguments. Each probe can have up to 128 args.
+ FETCHARGS	: Arguments. Each probe can have up to 128 args.
   %REG	: Fetch register REG
   sN	: Fetch Nth entry of stack (N >= 0)
   sa	: Fetch stack address.
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 19a6de63b44bbbc7b1a37e204588063d0effcd1a..c24b7e9d97c4e60bceb1a9852416e2e7fbbab27f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static __kprobes const char *probe_symbol(struct trace_probe *tp)
 	return tp->symbol ? tp->symbol : "unknown";
 }
 
-static __kprobes long probe_offset(struct trace_probe *tp)
+static __kprobes unsigned int probe_offset(struct trace_probe *tp)
 {
 	return (probe_is_return(tp)) ? tp->rp.kp.offset : tp->kp.offset;
 }
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ end:
 }
 
 /* Split symbol and offset. */
-static int split_symbol_offset(char *symbol, long *offset)
+static int split_symbol_offset(char *symbol, unsigned long *offset)
 {
 	char *tmp;
 	int ret;
@@ -389,16 +389,11 @@ static int split_symbol_offset(char *symbol, long *offset)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	tmp = strchr(symbol, '+');
-	if (!tmp)
-		tmp = strchr(symbol, '-');
-
 	if (tmp) {
 		/* skip sign because strict_strtol doesn't accept '+' */
-		ret = strict_strtol(tmp + 1, 0, offset);
+		ret = strict_strtoul(tmp + 1, 0, offset);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-		if (*tmp == '-')
-			*offset = -(*offset);
 		*tmp = '\0';
 	} else
 		*offset = 0;
@@ -520,7 +515,7 @@ static int create_trace_probe(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Argument syntax:
-	 *  - Add kprobe: p[:EVENT] SYMBOL[+OFFS|-OFFS]|ADDRESS [FETCHARGS]
+	 *  - Add kprobe: p[:EVENT] SYMBOL[+OFFS]|ADDRESS [FETCHARGS]
 	 *  - Add kretprobe: r[:EVENT] SYMBOL[+0] [FETCHARGS]
 	 * Fetch args:
 	 *  aN	: fetch Nth of function argument. (N:0-)
@@ -539,7 +534,7 @@ static int create_trace_probe(int argc, char **argv)
 	int i, ret = 0;
 	int is_return = 0;
 	char *symbol = NULL, *event = NULL;
-	long offset = 0;
+	unsigned long offset = 0;
 	void *addr = NULL;
 
 	if (argc < 2)
@@ -605,7 +600,7 @@ static int create_trace_probe(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (tp->symbol) {
 		kp->symbol_name = tp->symbol;
-		kp->offset = offset;
+		kp->offset = (unsigned int)offset;
 	} else
 		kp->addr = addr;
 
@@ -675,7 +670,7 @@ static int probes_seq_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	seq_printf(m, ":%s", tp->call.name);
 
 	if (tp->symbol)
-		seq_printf(m, " %s%+ld", probe_symbol(tp), probe_offset(tp));
+		seq_printf(m, " %s+%u", probe_symbol(tp), probe_offset(tp));
 	else
 		seq_printf(m, " 0x%p", probe_address(tp));