diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index 8695e9e5b7..d196234489 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -1010,6 +1010,8 @@ dma_map_wait(void *dbs) "dbs=%p"
 
 # ui/console.c
 console_gfx_new(void) ""
+console_putchar_csi(int esc_param0, int esc_param1, int ch, int nb_esc_params) "escape sequence CSI%d;%d%c, %d parameters"
+console_putchar_unhandled(int ch) "unhandled escape character '%c'"
 console_txt_new(int w, int h) "%dx%d"
 console_select(int nr) "%d"
 console_refresh(int interval) "interval %d ms"
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 61ed2190a3..586fc6d6f1 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "sysemu/char.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
-//#define DEBUG_CONSOLE
 #define DEFAULT_BACKSCROLL 512
 #define MAX_CONSOLES 12
 #define CONSOLE_CURSOR_PERIOD 500
@@ -867,10 +866,8 @@ static void console_putchar(QemuConsole *s, int ch)
                 s->nb_esc_params++;
             if (ch == ';')
                 break;
-#ifdef DEBUG_CONSOLE
-            fprintf(stderr, "escape sequence CSI%d;%d%c, %d parameters\n",
-                    s->esc_params[0], s->esc_params[1], ch, s->nb_esc_params);
-#endif
+            trace_console_putchar_csi(s->esc_params[0], s->esc_params[1],
+                                      ch, s->nb_esc_params);
             s->state = TTY_STATE_NORM;
             switch(ch) {
             case 'A':
@@ -984,9 +981,7 @@ static void console_putchar(QemuConsole *s, int ch)
                 s->y = s->y_saved;
                 break;
             default:
-#ifdef DEBUG_CONSOLE
-                fprintf(stderr, "unhandled escape character '%c'\n", ch);
-#endif
+                trace_console_putchar_unhandled(ch);
                 break;
             }
             break;