--- old/make/linux/makefiles/top.make	2013-06-05 10:55:06.000000000 +0200
+++ new/make/linux/makefiles/top.make	2013-06-05 10:55:06.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 1999, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 1999, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 # DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 #
 # This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	@echo All done.
 
 # This is an explicit dependency for the sake of parallel makes.
-vm_build_preliminaries:  checks $(Cached_plat) $(AD_Files_If_Required) jvmti_stuff sa_stuff
+vm_build_preliminaries:  checks $(Cached_plat) $(AD_Files_If_Required) trace_stuff jvmti_stuff sa_stuff
 	@# We need a null action here, so implicit rules don't get consulted.
 
 $(Cached_plat): $(Plat_File)
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@
 jvmti_stuff: $(Cached_plat) $(adjust-mflags)
 	@$(MAKE) -f jvmti.make $(MFLAGS-adjusted)
 
+# generate trace files
+trace_stuff: jvmti_stuff $(Cached_plat) $(adjust-mflags)
+	@$(MAKE) -f trace.make $(MFLAGS-adjusted)
+
 # generate SA jar files and native header
 sa_stuff:
 	@$(MAKE) -f sa.make $(MFLAGS-adjusted)