diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 9f2c260e1e..7f1f0a3ffd 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -157,3 +157,4 @@ trace-events-y += target-sparc/trace-events
 trace-events-y += target-s390x/trace-events
 trace-events-y += target-ppc/trace-events
 trace-events-y += qom/trace-events
+trace-events-y += linux-user/trace-events
diff --git a/linux-user/trace-events b/linux-user/trace-events
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80a2e07812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/trace-events
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# See docs/trace-events.txt for syntax documentation.
+
+# 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_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
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index e6632dfa88..9d76de8574 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -136,17 +136,6 @@ memory_region_subpage_write(int cpu_index, void *mr, uint64_t offset, uint64_t v
 memory_region_tb_read(int cpu_index, uint64_t addr, uint64_t value, unsigned size) "cpu %d addr %#"PRIx64" value %#"PRIx64" size %u"
 memory_region_tb_write(int cpu_index, uint64_t addr, uint64_t value, unsigned size) "cpu %d addr %#"PRIx64" value %#"PRIx64" size %u"
 
-# 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_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
-
 ### Guest events, keep at bottom
 
 # @vaddr: Access' virtual address.