diff --git a/common b/common
index a1cd79b..94c034b 100644
--- a/common
+++ b/common
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ set_common_vars() {
   else
     common_run_dir="$common_qemu_run_dir"
   fi
-  common_trace_txt_file="${common_run_dir}/trace.txt"
+  common_trace_txt_file="${common_m5out_dir}/trace.txt"
   case "$arch" in
     arm)
       common_linux_image=arch/arm/boot/zImage