diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
index 75b8df21a4..bd24741be8 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ static int vhost_user_read_header(struct vhost_dev *dev, VhostUserMsg *msg)
         return -EPROTO;
     }
 
+    trace_vhost_user_read(msg->hdr.request, msg->hdr.flags);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -544,8 +546,6 @@ static int vhost_user_set_log_base(struct vhost_dev *dev, uint64_t base,
         }
     }
 
-    trace_vhost_user_read(msg.hdr.request, msg.hdr.flags);
-
     return 0;
 }