diff --git a/net/colo-compare.c b/net/colo-compare.c
index 9f5968dc0b..282727b28a 100644
--- a/net/colo-compare.c
+++ b/net/colo-compare.c
@@ -279,9 +279,13 @@ static int colo_packet_compare_udp(Packet *spkt, Packet *ppkt)
 
     if (ret) {
         trace_colo_compare_udp_miscompare("primary pkt size", ppkt->size);
-        qemu_hexdump((char *)ppkt->data, stderr, "colo-compare", ppkt->size);
         trace_colo_compare_udp_miscompare("Secondary pkt size", spkt->size);
-        qemu_hexdump((char *)spkt->data, stderr, "colo-compare", spkt->size);
+        if (trace_event_get_state(TRACE_COLO_COMPARE_MISCOMPARE)) {
+            qemu_hexdump((char *)ppkt->data, stderr, "colo-compare pri pkt",
+                         ppkt->size);
+            qemu_hexdump((char *)spkt->data, stderr, "colo-compare sec pkt",
+                         spkt->size);
+        }
     }
 
     return ret;
@@ -311,12 +315,14 @@ static int colo_packet_compare_icmp(Packet *spkt, Packet *ppkt)
                                    network_header_length + ETH_HLEN)) {
         trace_colo_compare_icmp_miscompare("primary pkt size",
                                            ppkt->size);
-        qemu_hexdump((char *)ppkt->data, stderr, "colo-compare",
-                     ppkt->size);
         trace_colo_compare_icmp_miscompare("Secondary pkt size",
                                            spkt->size);
-        qemu_hexdump((char *)spkt->data, stderr, "colo-compare",
-                     spkt->size);
+        if (trace_event_get_state(TRACE_COLO_COMPARE_MISCOMPARE)) {
+            qemu_hexdump((char *)ppkt->data, stderr, "colo-compare pri pkt",
+                         ppkt->size);
+            qemu_hexdump((char *)spkt->data, stderr, "colo-compare sec pkt",
+                         spkt->size);
+        }
         return -1;
     } else {
         return 0;