diff --git a/cpu-target.c b/cpu-target.c
index f030e2c642..019906b32e 100644
--- a/cpu-target.c
+++ b/cpu-target.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 void cpu_single_step(CPUState *cpu, int enabled)
 {
     if (cpu->singlestep_enabled != enabled) {
+        trace_cpu_change_singlestep_flags(cpu->cpu_index,
+                                          cpu->singlestep_enabled, enabled);
         cpu->singlestep_enabled = enabled;
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
@@ -39,8 +41,6 @@ void cpu_single_step(CPUState *cpu, int enabled)
             ops->update_guest_debug(cpu);
         }
 #endif
-
-        trace_breakpoint_singlestep(cpu->cpu_index, enabled);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index faeba6242f..ea1d2b11a2 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # cpu.c
 breakpoint_insert(int cpu_index, uint64_t pc, int flags) "cpu=%d pc=0x%" PRIx64 " flags=0x%x"
 breakpoint_remove(int cpu_index, uint64_t pc, int flags) "cpu=%d pc=0x%" PRIx64 " flags=0x%x"
-breakpoint_singlestep(int cpu_index, int enabled) "cpu=%d enable=%d"
+cpu_change_singlestep_flags(int cpu_index, int old_flags, int new_flags) "cpu=%d flags=0x%x -> 0x%x"
 cpu_exec_start(int cpu_index) "cpu=%d"
 cpu_exec_end(int cpu_index) "cpu=%d"