diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/usdt.h b/include/spdk_internal/usdt.h
index d95569bf6..0caa762d7 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/usdt.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/usdt.h
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 
 #if defined(SPDK_CONFIG_USDT) && !defined(SPDK_UNIT_TEST)
 
+#if defined(__aarch64__)
+#define STAP_SDT_ARG_CONSTRAINT        nr
+#endif
+
 #include <sys/sdt.h>
 
 #define SPDK_DTRACE_PROBE(name)			DTRACE_PROBE1(spdk,name,spdk_get_ticks())