diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 767ffa3338fc2f4da379b19d20611ee981f953a8..cc0e1cc7f3187e174053324d79cb64d0fcba6972 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -148,3 +148,4 @@ trace-events-y += hw/pci/trace-events
 trace-events-y += hw/s390x/trace-events
 trace-events-y += hw/vfio/trace-events
 trace-events-y += hw/acpi/trace-events
+trace-events-y += hw/arm/trace-events
diff --git a/hw/arm/trace-events b/hw/arm/trace-events
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d0dad16aed8af7cfb1eadea52974987c9f3a7903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/arm/trace-events
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See docs/trace-events.txt for syntax documentation.
+
+# hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
+virt_acpi_setup(void) "No fw cfg or ACPI disabled. Bailing out."
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index 8b7ffa7f1037985ec46795f4ba0e9b61532d1831..6972f28f9625d81ce2f7f9a7a98e40545e880734 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -239,9 +239,6 @@ cpu_set_state(int cpu_index, uint8_t state) "setting cpu %d state to %" PRIu8
 cpu_halt(int cpu_index) "halting cpu %d"
 cpu_unhalt(int cpu_index) "unhalting cpu %d"
 
-# hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
-virt_acpi_setup(void) "No fw cfg or ACPI disabled. Bailing out."
-
 # hw/alpha/pci.c
 alpha_pci_iack_write(void) ""