BUILD_BUG_ON(len > MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL);                         \
        ret = trace_define_field(event_call, #type "[" #len "]", #item, \
                                 offsetof(typeof(field), item),         \
-                                sizeof(field.item), 0, FILTER_OTHER);  \
+                                sizeof(field.item),                    \
+                                is_signed_type(type), FILTER_OTHER);   \
        if (ret)                                                        \
                return ret;
 
 #define __dynamic_array(type, item, len)                                      \
        ret = trace_define_field(event_call, "__data_loc " #type "[]", #item,  \
                                 offsetof(typeof(field), __data_loc_##item),   \
-                                sizeof(field.__data_loc_##item), 0,           \
-                                FILTER_OTHER);
+                                sizeof(field.__data_loc_##item),              \
+                                is_signed_type(type), FILTER_OTHER);
 
 #undef __string
 #define __string(item, src) __dynamic_array(char, item, -1)
 
        BUILD_BUG_ON(len > MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL);                         \
        ret = trace_define_field(event_call, #type "[" #len "]", #item, \
                                 offsetof(typeof(field), item),         \
-                                sizeof(field.item), 0, FILTER_OTHER);  \
+                                sizeof(field.item),                    \
+                                is_signed_type(type), FILTER_OTHER);   \
        if (ret)                                                        \
                return ret;
 
        ret = trace_define_field(event_call, #type "[" #len "]", #item, \
                                 offsetof(typeof(field),                \
                                          container.item),              \
-                                sizeof(field.container.item), 0,       \
-                                FILTER_OTHER);                         \
+                                sizeof(field.container.item),          \
+                                is_signed_type(type), FILTER_OTHER);   \
        if (ret)                                                        \
                return ret;