diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index 1807eebefabe..8a6beb76a8de 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -371,15 +371,13 @@ static const char *type_from_btf_id(struct btf *btf, s32 id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static const struct btf_param *find_btf_func_param(const char *funcname, s32 *nr,
-						   bool tracepoint)
+static const struct btf_type *find_btf_func_proto(const char *funcname)
 {
 	struct btf *btf = traceprobe_get_btf();
-	const struct btf_param *param;
 	const struct btf_type *t;
 	s32 id;
 
-	if (!btf || !funcname || !nr)
+	if (!btf || !funcname)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	id = btf_find_by_name_kind(btf, funcname, BTF_KIND_FUNC);
@@ -396,6 +394,22 @@ static const struct btf_param *find_btf_func_param(const char *funcname, s32 *nr
 	if (!btf_type_is_func_proto(t))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
+	return t;
+}
+
+static const struct btf_param *find_btf_func_param(const char *funcname, s32 *nr,
+						   bool tracepoint)
+{
+	const struct btf_param *param;
+	const struct btf_type *t;
+
+	if (!funcname || !nr)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	t = find_btf_func_proto(funcname);
+	if (IS_ERR(t))
+		return (const struct btf_param *)t;
+
 	*nr = btf_type_vlen(t);
 	param = (const struct btf_param *)(t + 1);
 
@@ -462,6 +476,32 @@ static const struct fetch_type *parse_btf_arg_type(int arg_idx,
 	return find_fetch_type(typestr, ctx->flags);
 }
 
+static const struct fetch_type *parse_btf_retval_type(
+					struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx)
+{
+	struct btf *btf = traceprobe_get_btf();
+	const char *typestr = NULL;
+	const struct btf_type *t;
+
+	if (btf && ctx->funcname) {
+		t = find_btf_func_proto(ctx->funcname);
+		if (!IS_ERR(t))
+			typestr = type_from_btf_id(btf, t->type);
+	}
+
+	return find_fetch_type(typestr, ctx->flags);
+}
+
+static bool is_btf_retval_void(const char *funcname)
+{
+	const struct btf_type *t;
+
+	t = find_btf_func_proto(funcname);
+	if (IS_ERR(t))
+		return false;
+
+	return t->type == 0;
+}
 #else
 static struct btf *traceprobe_get_btf(void)
 {
@@ -480,8 +520,15 @@ static int parse_btf_arg(const char *varname, struct fetch_insn *code,
 	trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, NOSUP_BTFARG);
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
+
 #define parse_btf_arg_type(idx, ctx)		\
 	find_fetch_type(NULL, ctx->flags)
+
+#define parse_btf_retval_type(ctx)		\
+	find_fetch_type(NULL, ctx->flags)
+
+#define is_btf_retval_void(funcname)	(false)
+
 #endif
 
 #define PARAM_MAX_STACK (THREAD_SIZE / sizeof(unsigned long))
@@ -512,6 +559,11 @@ static int parse_probe_vars(char *arg, const struct fetch_type *t,
 
 	if (strcmp(arg, "retval") == 0) {
 		if (ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_RETURN) {
+			if ((ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_KERNEL) &&
+			    is_btf_retval_void(ctx->funcname)) {
+				err = TP_ERR_NO_RETVAL;
+				goto inval;
+			}
 			code->op = FETCH_OP_RETVAL;
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -917,9 +969,12 @@ static int traceprobe_parse_probe_arg_body(const char *argv, ssize_t *size,
 		goto fail;
 
 	/* Update storing type if BTF is available */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_BTF_ARGS) &&
-	    !t && code->op == FETCH_OP_ARG)
-		parg->type = parse_btf_arg_type(code->param, ctx);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_BTF_ARGS) && !t) {
+		if (code->op == FETCH_OP_ARG)
+			parg->type = parse_btf_arg_type(code->param, ctx);
+		else if (code->op == FETCH_OP_RETVAL)
+			parg->type = parse_btf_retval_type(ctx);
+	}
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	/* Store operation */
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
index b5f265819503..c13690b74d51 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ extern int traceprobe_define_arg_fields(struct trace_event_call *event_call,
 	C(BAD_EVENT_NAME,	"Event name must follow the same rules as C identifiers"), \
 	C(EVENT_EXIST,		"Given group/event name is already used by another event"), \
 	C(RETVAL_ON_PROBE,	"$retval is not available on probe"),	\
+	C(NO_RETVAL,		"This function returns 'void' type"),	\
 	C(BAD_STACK_NUM,	"Invalid stack number"),		\
 	C(BAD_ARG_NUM,		"Invalid argument number"),		\
 	C(BAD_VAR,		"Invalid $-valiable specified"),	\
