diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 92c2616287..d4411a1314 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ pkgversion=""
 pie=""
 zero_malloc=""
 qom_cast_debug="yes"
-trace_backends="nop"
+trace_backends="log"
 trace_file="trace"
 spice=""
 rbd=""