diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index 6f036384a8..934a7b6402 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ virtio_console_chr_event(unsigned int port, int event) "port %u, event %d"
 
 # block.c
 bdrv_open_common(void *bs, const char *filename, int flags, const char *format_name) "bs %p filename \"%s\" flags %#x format_name \"%s\""
+bdrv_lock_medium(void *bs, bool locked) "bs %p locked %d"
+
+# block/io.c
 multiwrite_cb(void *mcb, int ret) "mcb %p ret %d"
 bdrv_aio_multiwrite(void *mcb, int num_callbacks, int num_reqs) "mcb %p num_callbacks %d num_reqs %d"
 bdrv_aio_discard(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, void *opaque) "bs %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d opaque %p"
@@ -66,7 +69,6 @@ bdrv_aio_flush(void *bs, void *opaque) "bs %p opaque %p"
 bdrv_aio_readv(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, void *opaque) "bs %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d opaque %p"
 bdrv_aio_writev(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, void *opaque) "bs %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d opaque %p"
 bdrv_aio_write_zeroes(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, int flags, void *opaque) "bs %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d flags %#x opaque %p"
-bdrv_lock_medium(void *bs, bool locked) "bs %p locked %d"
 bdrv_co_readv(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sector) "bs %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d"
 bdrv_co_copy_on_readv(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sector) "bs %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d"
 bdrv_co_readv_no_serialising(void *bs, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sector) "bs %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d"
@@ -1799,15 +1801,15 @@ qcrypto_tls_session_new(void *session, void *creds, const char *hostname, const
 vhost_user_event(const char *chr, int event) "chr: %s got event: %d"
 
 # 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""
-user_do_rt_sigreturn(void *env, uint64_t frame_addr) "env=%p frame_addr="PRIx64""
-user_do_sigreturn(void *env, uint64_t frame_addr) "env=%p frame_addr="PRIx64""
+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""
+user_do_rt_sigreturn(void *env, uint64_t frame_addr) "env=%p frame_addr=%"PRIx64""
+user_do_sigreturn(void *env, uint64_t frame_addr) "env=%p frame_addr=%"PRIx64""
 user_force_sig(void *env, int target_sig, int host_sig) "env=%p signal %d (host %d)"
 user_handle_signal(void *env, int target_sig) "env=%p signal %d"
 user_host_signal(void *env, int host_sig, int target_sig) "env=%p signal %d (target %d("
 user_queue_signal(void *env, int target_sig) "env=%p signal %d"
-user_s390x_restore_sigregs(void *env, uint64_t sc_psw_addr, uint64_t env_psw_addr) "env=%p frame psw.addr "PRIx64 " current psw.addr "PRIx64""
+user_s390x_restore_sigregs(void *env, uint64_t sc_psw_addr, uint64_t env_psw_addr) "env=%p frame psw.addr %"PRIx64 " current psw.addr %"PRIx64""
 
 # io/task.c
 qio_task_new(void *task, void *source, void *func, void *opaque) "Task new task=%p source=%p func=%p opaque=%p"
diff --git a/trace/Makefile.objs b/trace/Makefile.objs
index 32f7a32ce2..5145b34d1a 100644
--- a/trace/Makefile.objs
+++ b/trace/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,24 +1,32 @@
 # -*- mode: makefile -*-
 
+######################################################################
+# tracetool source files
+# Every rule that invokes tracetool must depend on this so code is regenerated
+# if tracetool itself changes.
+
+tracetool-y = $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/tracetool.py
+tracetool-y += $(shell find $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/tracetool -name "*.py")
+
 ######################################################################
 # Auto-generated event descriptions for LTTng ust code
 
 ifeq ($(findstring ust,$(TRACE_BACKENDS)),ust)
 $(obj)/generated-ust-provider.h: $(obj)/generated-ust-provider.h-timestamp
-$(obj)/generated-ust-provider.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events
+	@cmp $< $@ >/dev/null 2>&1 || cp $< $@
+$(obj)/generated-ust-provider.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(tracetool-y)
 	$(call quiet-command,$(TRACETOOL) \
 		--format=ust-events-h \
 		--backends=$(TRACE_BACKENDS) \
 		< $< > $@,"  GEN   $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)")
-	@cmp -s $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@) || cp $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)
 
 $(obj)/generated-ust.c: $(obj)/generated-ust.c-timestamp $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak
-$(obj)/generated-ust.c-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events
+	@cmp $< $@ >/dev/null 2>&1 || cp $< $@
+$(obj)/generated-ust.c-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(tracetool-y)
 	$(call quiet-command,$(TRACETOOL) \
 		--format=ust-events-c \
 		--backends=$(TRACE_BACKENDS) \
 		< $< > $@,"  GEN   $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)")
-	@cmp -s $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@) || cp $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)
 
 $(obj)/generated-events.h: $(obj)/generated-ust-provider.h
 $(obj)/generated-events.c: $(obj)/generated-ust.c
@@ -28,20 +36,20 @@ endif
 # Auto-generated event descriptions
 
 $(obj)/generated-events.h: $(obj)/generated-events.h-timestamp
-$(obj)/generated-events.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events
+	@cmp $< $@ >/dev/null 2>&1 || cp $< $@
+$(obj)/generated-events.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(tracetool-y)
 	$(call quiet-command,$(TRACETOOL) \
 		--format=events-h \
 		--backends=$(TRACE_BACKENDS) \
 		< $< > $@,"  GEN   $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)")
-	@cmp -s $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@) || cp $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)
 
 $(obj)/generated-events.c: $(obj)/generated-events.c-timestamp $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak
-$(obj)/generated-events.c-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events
+	@cmp $< $@ >/dev/null 2>&1 || cp $< $@
+$(obj)/generated-events.c-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(tracetool-y)
 	$(call quiet-command,$(TRACETOOL) \
 		--format=events-c \
 		--backends=$(TRACE_BACKENDS) \
 		< $< > $@,"  GEN   $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)")
-	@cmp -s $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@) || cp $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)
 
 util-obj-y += generated-events.o
 
@@ -54,7 +62,7 @@ util-obj-y += generated-events.o
 
 $(obj)/generated-tracers.h: $(obj)/generated-tracers.h-timestamp
 	@cmp -s $< $@ || cp $< $@
-$(obj)/generated-tracers.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak
+$(obj)/generated-tracers.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak $(tracetool-y)
 	$(call quiet-command,$(TRACETOOL) \
 		--format=h \
 		--backends=$(TRACE_BACKENDS) \
@@ -65,7 +73,7 @@ $(obj)/generated-tracers.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/conf
 
 $(obj)/generated-tracers.c: $(obj)/generated-tracers.c-timestamp
 	@cmp -s $< $@ || cp $< $@
-$(obj)/generated-tracers.c-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak
+$(obj)/generated-tracers.c-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak $(tracetool-y)
 	$(call quiet-command,$(TRACETOOL) \
 		--format=c \
 		--backends=$(TRACE_BACKENDS) \
@@ -81,12 +89,12 @@ $(obj)/generated-tracers.o: $(obj)/generated-tracers.c $(obj)/generated-tracers.
 # rule file. So we use '.dtrace' instead
 ifeq ($(findstring dtrace,$(TRACE_BACKENDS)),dtrace)
 $(obj)/generated-tracers-dtrace.dtrace: $(obj)/generated-tracers-dtrace.dtrace-timestamp
-$(obj)/generated-tracers-dtrace.dtrace-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak
+	@cmp $< $@ >/dev/null 2>&1 || cp $< $@
+$(obj)/generated-tracers-dtrace.dtrace-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak $(tracetool-y)
 	$(call quiet-command,$(TRACETOOL) \
 		--format=d \
 		--backends=$(TRACE_BACKENDS) \
 		< $< > $@,"  GEN   $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)")
-	@cmp -s $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@) || cp $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)
 
 $(obj)/generated-tracers-dtrace.h: $(obj)/generated-tracers-dtrace.dtrace
 	$(call quiet-command,dtrace -o $@ -h -s $<, "  GEN   $@")
@@ -100,28 +108,28 @@ endif
 # Translation level
 
 $(obj)/generated-helpers-wrappers.h: $(obj)/generated-helpers-wrappers.h-timestamp
-$(obj)/generated-helpers-wrappers.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak
+	@cmp $< $@ >/dev/null 2>&1 || cp $< $@
+$(obj)/generated-helpers-wrappers.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak $(tracetool-y)
 	$(call quiet-command,$(TRACETOOL) \
 		--format=tcg-helper-wrapper-h \
 		--backend=$(TRACE_BACKENDS) \
 		< $< > $@,"  GEN   $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)")
-	@cmp -s $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@) || cp $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)
 
 $(obj)/generated-helpers.h: $(obj)/generated-helpers.h-timestamp
-$(obj)/generated-helpers.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak
+	@cmp $< $@ >/dev/null 2>&1 || cp $< $@
+$(obj)/generated-helpers.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak $(tracetool-y)
 	$(call quiet-command,$(TRACETOOL) \
 		--format=tcg-helper-h \
 		--backend=$(TRACE_BACKENDS) \
 		< $< > $@,"  GEN   $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)")
-	@cmp -s $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@) || cp $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)
 
 $(obj)/generated-helpers.c: $(obj)/generated-helpers.c-timestamp
-$(obj)/generated-helpers.c-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak
+	@cmp $< $@ >/dev/null 2>&1 || cp $< $@
+$(obj)/generated-helpers.c-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak $(tracetool-y)
 	$(call quiet-command,$(TRACETOOL) \
 		--format=tcg-helper-c \
 		--backend=$(TRACE_BACKENDS) \
 		< $< > $@,"  GEN   $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)")
-	@cmp -s $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@) || cp $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)
 
 $(obj)/generated-helpers.o: $(obj)/generated-helpers.c
 
@@ -129,12 +137,12 @@ target-obj-y += generated-helpers.o
 
 
 $(obj)/generated-tcg-tracers.h: $(obj)/generated-tcg-tracers.h-timestamp
-$(obj)/generated-tcg-tracers.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak
+	@cmp $< $@ >/dev/null 2>&1 || cp $< $@
+$(obj)/generated-tcg-tracers.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/config-host.mak $(tracetool-y)
 	$(call quiet-command,$(TRACETOOL) \
 		--format=tcg-h \
 		--backend=$(TRACE_BACKENDS) \
 		< $< > $@,"  GEN   $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)")
-	@cmp -s $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@) || cp $@ $(patsubst %-timestamp,%,$@)
 
 
 ######################################################################