diff --git a/hw/core/clock.c b/hw/core/clock.c
index f866717a83..8c6af223e7 100644
--- a/hw/core/clock.c
+++ b/hw/core/clock.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ bool clock_set(Clock *clk, uint64_t period)
     if (clk->period == period) {
         return false;
     }
-    trace_clock_set(CLOCK_PATH(clk), CLOCK_PERIOD_TO_NS(clk->period),
-                    CLOCK_PERIOD_TO_NS(period));
+    trace_clock_set(CLOCK_PATH(clk), CLOCK_PERIOD_TO_HZ(clk->period),
+                    CLOCK_PERIOD_TO_HZ(period));
     clk->period = period;
 
     return true;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void clock_propagate_period(Clock *clk, bool call_callbacks)
         if (child->period != clk->period) {
             child->period = clk->period;
             trace_clock_update(CLOCK_PATH(child), CLOCK_PATH(clk),
-                               CLOCK_PERIOD_TO_NS(clk->period),
+                               CLOCK_PERIOD_TO_HZ(clk->period),
                                call_callbacks);
             if (call_callbacks && child->callback) {
                 child->callback(child->callback_opaque);
diff --git a/hw/core/trace-events b/hw/core/trace-events
index 1ac60ede6b..360ddeb2c8 100644
--- a/hw/core/trace-events
+++ b/hw/core/trace-events
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ resettable_transitional_function(void *obj, const char *objtype) "obj=%p(%s)"
 # clock.c
 clock_set_source(const char *clk, const char *src) "'%s', src='%s'"
 clock_disconnect(const char *clk) "'%s'"
-clock_set(const char *clk, uint64_t old, uint64_t new) "'%s', ns=%"PRIu64"->%"PRIu64
+clock_set(const char *clk, uint64_t old, uint64_t new) "'%s', %"PRIu64"Hz->%"PRIu64"Hz"
 clock_propagate(const char *clk) "'%s'"
-clock_update(const char *clk, const char *src, uint64_t val, int cb) "'%s', src='%s', ns=%"PRIu64", cb=%d"
+clock_update(const char *clk, const char *src, uint64_t hz, int cb) "'%s', src='%s', val=%"PRIu64"Hz cb=%d"