diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 72debbf5c5..cf065de5ed 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ trace-events-subdirs += target/hppa
 trace-events-subdirs += target/i386
 trace-events-subdirs += target/mips
 trace-events-subdirs += target/ppc
+trace-events-subdirs += target/riscv
 trace-events-subdirs += target/s390x
 trace-events-subdirs += target/sparc
 trace-events-subdirs += ui
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c b/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
index a02f4dad8c..6d3fbc3401 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "tcg-op.h"
-
-#define RISCV_DEBUG_INTERRUPT 0
+#include "trace.h"
 
 int riscv_cpu_mmu_index(CPURISCVState *env, bool ifetch)
 {
@@ -493,13 +492,8 @@ void riscv_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
         }
     }
 
-    if (RISCV_DEBUG_INTERRUPT) {
-        qemu_log_mask(LOG_TRACE, "core " TARGET_FMT_ld ": %s %s, "
-            "epc 0x" TARGET_FMT_lx ": tval 0x" TARGET_FMT_lx "\n",
-            env->mhartid, async ? "intr" : "trap",
-            (async ? riscv_intr_names : riscv_excp_names)[cause],
-            env->pc, tval);
-    }
+    trace_riscv_trap(env->mhartid, async, cause, env->pc, tval, cause < 16 ?
+        (async ? riscv_intr_names : riscv_excp_names)[cause] : "(unknown)");
 
     if (env->priv <= PRV_S &&
             cause < TARGET_LONG_BITS && ((deleg >> cause) & 1)) {
diff --git a/target/riscv/trace-events b/target/riscv/trace-events
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48af0373df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/riscv/trace-events
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
+riscv_trap(uint64_t hartid, bool async, uint64_t cause, uint64_t epc, uint64_t tval, const char *desc) "hart:%"PRId64", async:%d, cause:%"PRId64", epc:0x%"PRIx64", tval:0x%"PRIx64", desc=%s"