diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a8024c03be..62917641f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ endif
 
 GENERATED_FILES += $(TRACE_HEADERS)
 GENERATED_FILES += $(TRACE_SOURCES)
+GENERATED_FILES += $(BUILD_DIR)/trace-events-all
 
 trace-group-name = $(shell dirname $1 | sed -e 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/_/g')
 
@@ -592,8 +593,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 
-install: all $(if $(BUILD_DOCS),install-doc) $(BUILD_DIR)/trace-events-all \
-install-datadir install-localstatedir
+install: all $(if $(BUILD_DOCS),install-doc) install-datadir install-localstatedir
 ifneq ($(TOOLS),)
 	$(call install-prog,$(subst qemu-ga,qemu-ga$(EXESUF),$(TOOLS)),$(DESTDIR)$(bindir))
 endif