diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a9f79a9..ef4ae55 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ bt-host.o: QEMU_CFLAGS += $(BLUEZ_CFLAGS)
 
 iov.o: iov.c iov.h
 
-trace.h: trace-events
+trace.h: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events
 	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/tracetool --$(TRACE_BACKEND) -h < $< > $@,"  GEN   $@")
 
-trace.c: trace-events
+trace.c: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events
 	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/tracetool --$(TRACE_BACKEND) -c < $< > $@,"  GEN   $@")
 
 trace.o: trace.c