diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_log.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_log.h
index 534e1f2ac4fc..57639fca223a 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_log.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_log.h
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@ void nf_log_packet(struct net *net,
 		   const struct nf_loginfo *li,
 		   const char *fmt, ...);
 
+__printf(8, 9)
+void nf_log_trace(struct net *net,
+		  u_int8_t pf,
+		  unsigned int hooknum,
+		  const struct sk_buff *skb,
+		  const struct net_device *in,
+		  const struct net_device *out,
+		  const struct nf_loginfo *li,
+		  const char *fmt, ...);
+
 struct nf_log_buf;
 
 struct nf_log_buf *nf_log_buf_open(void);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 99e810f84671..cf5e82f39d3b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ static void trace_packet(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 		    &chainname, &comment, &rulenum) != 0)
 			break;
 
-	nf_log_packet(net, AF_INET, hook, skb, in, out, &trace_loginfo,
-		      "TRACE: %s:%s:%s:%u ",
-		      tablename, chainname, comment, rulenum);
+	nf_log_trace(net, AF_INET, hook, skb, in, out, &trace_loginfo,
+		     "TRACE: %s:%s:%s:%u ",
+		     tablename, chainname, comment, rulenum);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index e080fbbbc0e5..bb00c6f2a885 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ static void trace_packet(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 		    &chainname, &comment, &rulenum) != 0)
 			break;
 
-	nf_log_packet(net, AF_INET6, hook, skb, in, out, &trace_loginfo,
-		      "TRACE: %s:%s:%s:%u ",
-		      tablename, chainname, comment, rulenum);
+	nf_log_trace(net, AF_INET6, hook, skb, in, out, &trace_loginfo,
+		     "TRACE: %s:%s:%s:%u ",
+		     tablename, chainname, comment, rulenum);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
index 0d8448f19dfe..675d12c69e32 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
@@ -212,6 +212,30 @@ void nf_log_packet(struct net *net,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_log_packet);
 
+void nf_log_trace(struct net *net,
+		  u_int8_t pf,
+		  unsigned int hooknum,
+		  const struct sk_buff *skb,
+		  const struct net_device *in,
+		  const struct net_device *out,
+		  const struct nf_loginfo *loginfo, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	char prefix[NF_LOG_PREFIXLEN];
+	const struct nf_logger *logger;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	logger = rcu_dereference(net->nf.nf_loggers[pf]);
+	if (logger) {
+		va_start(args, fmt);
+		vsnprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), fmt, args);
+		va_end(args);
+		logger->logfn(net, pf, hooknum, skb, in, out, loginfo, prefix);
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_log_trace);
+
 #define S_SIZE (1024 - (sizeof(unsigned int) + 1))
 
 struct nf_log_buf {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
index 3b90eb2b2c55..2d298dccb6dd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ static void nft_trace_packet(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(pkt->in ? pkt->in : pkt->out);
 
-	nf_log_packet(net, pkt->xt.family, pkt->ops->hooknum, pkt->skb, pkt->in,
-		      pkt->out, &trace_loginfo, "TRACE: %s:%s:%s:%u ",
-		      chain->table->name, chain->name, comments[type],
-		      rulenum);
+	nf_log_trace(net, pkt->xt.family, pkt->ops->hooknum, pkt->skb, pkt->in,
+		     pkt->out, &trace_loginfo, "TRACE: %s:%s:%s:%u ",
+		     chain->table->name, chain->name, comments[type],
+		     rulenum);
 }
 
 unsigned int