diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8c50d78f87..1c6e64bb94 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4145,7 +4145,9 @@ echo "libcap-ng support $cap_ng"
 echo "vhost-net support $vhost_net"
 echo "vhost-scsi support $vhost_scsi"
 echo "Trace backend     $trace_backend"
+if test "$trace_backend" = "simple"; then
 echo "Trace output file $trace_file-<pid>"
+fi
 if test "$spice" = "yes"; then
 echo "spice support     $spice ($spice_protocol_version/$spice_server_version)"
 else