diff --git a/samples/bpf/tracex1_kern.c b/samples/bpf/tracex1_kern.c
index 3f4599c9a2022..ef30d2b353b0f 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/tracex1_kern.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/tracex1_kern.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 SEC("kprobe/__netif_receive_skb_core")
 int bpf_prog1(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 {
-	/* attaches to kprobe netif_receive_skb,
+	/* attaches to kprobe __netif_receive_skb_core,
 	 * looks for packets on loobpack device and prints them
 	 */
 	char devname[IFNAMSIZ];
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int bpf_prog1(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 	int len;
 
 	/* non-portable! works for the given kernel only */
-	skb = (struct sk_buff *) PT_REGS_PARM1(ctx);
+	bpf_probe_read_kernel(&skb, sizeof(skb), (void *)PT_REGS_PARM1(ctx));
 	dev = _(skb->dev);
 	len = _(skb->len);