diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index ad7419bb18..9f2c260e1e 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -156,3 +156,4 @@ trace-events-y += net/trace-events
 trace-events-y += target-sparc/trace-events
 trace-events-y += target-s390x/trace-events
 trace-events-y += target-ppc/trace-events
+trace-events-y += qom/trace-events
diff --git a/qom/trace-events b/qom/trace-events
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..350fc1feb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qom/trace-events
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# See docs/trace-events.txt for syntax documentation.
+
+# qom/object.c
+object_dynamic_cast_assert(const char *type, const char *target, const char *file, int line, const char *func) "%s->%s (%s:%d:%s)"
+object_class_dynamic_cast_assert(const char *type, const char *target, const char *file, int line, const char *func) "%s->%s (%s:%d:%s)"
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index 932fd40463..e6632dfa88 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@ memory_region_subpage_write(int cpu_index, void *mr, uint64_t offset, uint64_t v
 memory_region_tb_read(int cpu_index, uint64_t addr, uint64_t value, unsigned size) "cpu %d addr %#"PRIx64" value %#"PRIx64" size %u"
 memory_region_tb_write(int cpu_index, uint64_t addr, uint64_t value, unsigned size) "cpu %d addr %#"PRIx64" value %#"PRIx64" size %u"
 
-# qom/object.c
-object_dynamic_cast_assert(const char *type, const char *target, const char *file, int line, const char *func) "%s->%s (%s:%d:%s)"
-object_class_dynamic_cast_assert(const char *type, const char *target, const char *file, int line, const char *func) "%s->%s (%s:%d:%s)"
-
 # linux-user/signal.c
 user_setup_frame(void *env, uint64_t frame_addr) "env=%p frame_addr=%"PRIx64
 user_setup_rt_frame(void *env, uint64_t frame_addr) "env=%p frame_addr=%"PRIx64