diff --git a/system/dma-helpers.c b/system/dma-helpers.c
index 74013308f5..cbcd89dfaa 100644
--- a/system/dma-helpers.c
+++ b/system/dma-helpers.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "sysemu/dma.h"
-#include "trace/trace-root.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 #include "qemu/thread.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpu-timers.h"
diff --git a/system/trace-events b/system/trace-events
index 2ed1d59b1f..5bbc3fbffa 100644
--- a/system/trace-events
+++ b/system/trace-events
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 # Since requests are raised via monitor, not many tracepoints are needed.
 balloon_event(void *opaque, unsigned long addr) "opaque %p addr %lu"
 
+# dma-helpers.c
+dma_blk_io(void *dbs, void *bs, int64_t offset, bool to_dev) "dbs=%p bs=%p offset=%" PRId64 " to_dev=%d"
+dma_aio_cancel(void *dbs) "dbs=%p"
+dma_complete(void *dbs, int ret, void *cb) "dbs=%p ret=%d cb=%p"
+dma_blk_cb(void *dbs, int ret) "dbs=%p ret=%d"
+dma_map_wait(void *dbs) "dbs=%p"
+
 # ioport.c
 cpu_in(unsigned int addr, char size, unsigned int val) "addr 0x%x(%c) value %u"
 cpu_out(unsigned int addr, char size, unsigned int val) "addr 0x%x(%c) value %u"
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index 9cb96f64c4..3ec8a6c720 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@ breakpoint_insert(int cpu_index, uint64_t pc, int flags) "cpu=%d pc=0x%" PRIx64
 breakpoint_remove(int cpu_index, uint64_t pc, int flags) "cpu=%d pc=0x%" PRIx64 " flags=0x%x"
 breakpoint_singlestep(int cpu_index, int enabled) "cpu=%d enable=%d"
 
-# dma-helpers.c
-dma_blk_io(void *dbs, void *bs, int64_t offset, bool to_dev) "dbs=%p bs=%p offset=%" PRId64 " to_dev=%d"
-dma_aio_cancel(void *dbs) "dbs=%p"
-dma_complete(void *dbs, int ret, void *cb) "dbs=%p ret=%d cb=%p"
-dma_blk_cb(void *dbs, int ret) "dbs=%p ret=%d"
-dma_map_wait(void *dbs) "dbs=%p"
-
 # job.c
 job_state_transition(void *job,  int ret, const char *legal, const char *s0, const char *s1) "job %p (ret: %d) attempting %s transition (%s-->%s)"
 job_apply_verb(void *job, const char *state, const char *verb, const char *legal) "job %p in state %s; applying verb %s (%s)"