diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/trace-s390.h b/arch/s390/kvm/trace-s390.h
index 653a7ec09ef5..3208d33a48cb 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/trace-s390.h
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/trace-s390.h
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
 #undef TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE
 #define TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE trace-s390
 
+/*
+ * The TRACE_SYSTEM_VAR defaults to TRACE_SYSTEM, but must be a
+ * legitimate C variable. It is not exported to user space.
+ */
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM_VAR
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM_VAR kvm_s390
+
 /*
  * Trace point for the creation of the kvm instance.
  */