diff --git a/authz/base.c b/authz/base.c
index 110dfa4195..baf39fff25 100644
--- a/authz/base.c
+++ b/authz/base.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "authz/base.h"
-#include "authz/trace.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 
 bool qauthz_is_allowed(QAuthZ *authz,
                        const char *identity,
diff --git a/authz/list.c b/authz/list.c
index dc6b0fec13..831da936fe 100644
--- a/authz/list.c
+++ b/authz/list.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "authz/list.h"
-#include "authz/trace.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-visit-authz.h"
 
diff --git a/authz/listfile.c b/authz/listfile.c
index bc2b58ef6d..d74bbd1048 100644
--- a/authz/listfile.c
+++ b/authz/listfile.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "authz/listfile.h"
-#include "authz/trace.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/sockets.h"
diff --git a/authz/pamacct.c b/authz/pamacct.c
index 5038358cdc..7539867923 100644
--- a/authz/pamacct.c
+++ b/authz/pamacct.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "authz/pamacct.h"
-#include "authz/trace.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 
 #include <security/pam_appl.h>
diff --git a/authz/simple.c b/authz/simple.c
index 8ab718803e..c409ce7efc 100644
--- a/authz/simple.c
+++ b/authz/simple.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "authz/simple.h"
-#include "authz/trace.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 
 static bool qauthz_simple_is_allowed(QAuthZ *authz,