diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index d1f3e5dae5..44d72381c0 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ else
 trace-obj-y = trace.o
 ifeq ($(TRACE_BACKEND),simple)
 trace-obj-y += simpletrace.o
-user-obj-y += qemu-timer-common.o
+trace-obj-y += qemu-timer-common.o
 endif
 endif