diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index b0be124d29..29038973d6 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ config-target.h: config-target.h-timestamp
 config-target.h-timestamp: config-target.mak
 
 ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_SYSTEMTAP
-stap: $(QEMU_PROG).stp
+stap: $(QEMU_PROG).stp-installed $(QEMU_PROG).stp
 
 ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 TARGET_TYPE=user
@@ -43,14 +43,24 @@ else
 TARGET_TYPE=system
 endif
 
-$(QEMU_PROG).stp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events
+$(QEMU_PROG).stp-installed: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events
 	$(call quiet-command,$(TRACETOOL) \
 		--format=stap \
 		--backend=$(TRACE_BACKEND) \
 		--binary=$(bindir)/$(QEMU_PROG) \
 		--target-arch=$(TARGET_ARCH) \
 		--target-type=$(TARGET_TYPE) \
+		< $< > $@,"  GEN   $(TARGET_DIR)$(QEMU_PROG).stp-installed")
+
+$(QEMU_PROG).stp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events
+	$(call quiet-command,$(TRACETOOL) \
+		--format=stap \
+		--backend=$(TRACE_BACKEND) \
+		--binary=$(realpath .)/$(QEMU_PROG) \
+		--target-arch=$(TARGET_ARCH) \
+		--target-type=$(TARGET_TYPE) \
 		< $< > $@,"  GEN   $(TARGET_DIR)$(QEMU_PROG).stp")
+
 else
 stap:
 endif
@@ -182,7 +192,7 @@ endif
 endif
 ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_SYSTEMTAP
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_datadir)/../systemtap/tapset"
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(QEMU_PROG).stp "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_datadir)/../systemtap/tapset"
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(QEMU_PROG).stp-installed "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_datadir)/../systemtap/tapset/$(QEMU_PROG).stp"
 endif
 
 GENERATED_HEADERS += config-target.h