diff --git a/src/libinput-util.h b/src/libinput-util.h
index a0e9529e..d868cde2 100644
--- a/src/libinput-util.h
+++ b/src/libinput-util.h
@@ -60,15 +60,16 @@
 #define DEFAULT_MOUSE_DPI 1000
 #define DEFAULT_TRACKPOINT_SENSITIVITY 128
 
+#if !defined(_trace) && !defined(trace) && !defined(etrace)
 #define _trace(file, ...) \
 	do { \
 	char buf_[1024]; \
 	snprintf(buf_, sizeof(buf_), __VA_ARGS__); \
 	fprintf(file, ANSI_BLUE "%30s():%4d - " ANSI_RED "%s" ANSI_NORMAL "\n", __func__, __LINE__, buf_); \
 	} while (0)
-
 #define trace(...) _trace(stdout, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define etrace(...) _trace(stderr, __VA_ARGS__)
+#endif
 
 #define LIBINPUT_EXPORT __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))