diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
index 7f01dcf81fab..abcac7db4347 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ nouveau_fence_emit(struct nouveau_fence *fence, struct nouveau_channel *chan)
 			       &fctx->lock, fctx->context, ++fctx->sequence);
 	kref_get(&fctx->fence_ref);
 
-	trace_dma_fence_emit(&fence->base);
 	ret = fctx->emit(fence);
 	if (!ret) {
 		dma_fence_get(&fence->base);