diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 300d34bd32..1fb31c79a8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3617,7 +3617,7 @@ DIRS="$DIRS pc-bios/spapr-rtas"
 DIRS="$DIRS roms/seabios roms/vgabios"
 DIRS="$DIRS fsdev ui"
 DIRS="$DIRS qapi"
-DIRS="$DIRS qga"
+DIRS="$DIRS qga trace"
 FILES="Makefile tests/Makefile"
 FILES="$FILES tests/cris/Makefile tests/cris/.gdbinit"
 FILES="$FILES pc-bios/optionrom/Makefile pc-bios/keymaps"