diff --git a/hw/net/npcm_gmac.c b/hw/net/npcm_gmac.c
index 6fa6bece61..685905f9e2 100644
--- a/hw/net/npcm_gmac.c
+++ b/hw/net/npcm_gmac.c
@@ -546,9 +546,8 @@ static void gmac_try_send_next_packet(NPCMGMACState *gmac)
 
         /* 1 = DMA Owned, 0 = Software Owned */
         if (!(tx_desc.tdes0 & TX_DESC_TDES0_OWN)) {
-            qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
-                          "TX Descriptor @ 0x%x is owned by software\n",
-                          desc_addr);
+            trace_npcm_gmac_tx_desc_owner(DEVICE(gmac)->canonical_path,
+                                          desc_addr);
             gmac->regs[R_NPCM_DMA_STATUS] |= NPCM_DMA_STATUS_TU;
             gmac_dma_set_state(gmac, NPCM_DMA_STATUS_TX_PROCESS_STATE_SHIFT,
                 NPCM_DMA_STATUS_TX_SUSPENDED_STATE);
diff --git a/hw/net/trace-events b/hw/net/trace-events
index 91a3d0c054..d0f1d8c0fb 100644
--- a/hw/net/trace-events
+++ b/hw/net/trace-events
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ npcm_gmac_packet_received(const char* name, uint32_t len) "%s: Reception finishe
 npcm_gmac_packet_sent(const char* name, uint16_t len) "%s: TX packet sent!, length: 0x%04" PRIX16
 npcm_gmac_debug_desc_data(const char* name, void* addr, uint32_t des0, uint32_t des1, uint32_t des2, uint32_t des3)"%s: Address: %p Descriptor 0: 0x%04" PRIX32 " Descriptor 1: 0x%04" PRIX32 "Descriptor 2: 0x%04" PRIX32 " Descriptor 3: 0x%04" PRIX32
 npcm_gmac_packet_tx_desc_data(const char* name, uint32_t tdes0, uint32_t tdes1) "%s: Tdes0: 0x%04" PRIX32 " Tdes1: 0x%04" PRIX32
+npcm_gmac_tx_desc_owner(const char* name, uint32_t desc_addr) "%s: TX Descriptor @0x%04" PRIX32 " is owned by software"
 
 # npcm_pcs.c
 npcm_pcs_reg_read(const char *name, uint16_t indirect_access_baes, uint64_t offset, uint16_t value) "%s: IND: 0x%02" PRIx16 " offset: 0x%04" PRIx64 " value: 0x%04" PRIx16