diff --git a/src/include/reef/trace.h b/src/include/reef/trace.h
index 300e8d855..cdd815863 100644
--- a/src/include/reef/trace.h
+++ b/src/include/reef/trace.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 #define TRACEE	1
 
 void _trace_event(uint32_t event);
+void _trace_error(uint32_t event);
 void trace_off(void);
 void trace_init(struct reef * reef);
 
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ void trace_init(struct reef * reef);
 
 /* error tracing */
 #if TRACEE
-#define trace_error(__c, __e) trace_event(__c, __e)
+#define trace_error(__c, __e) \
+	_trace_error(__c | (__e[0] << 16) | (__e[1] <<8) | __e[2])
 #else
 #define trace_error(__c, __e)
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lib/trace.c b/src/lib/trace.c
index 33e146656..b0b32d63a 100644
--- a/src/lib/trace.c
+++ b/src/lib/trace.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <arch/cache.h>
 #include <platform/timer.h>
 #include <reef/lock.h>
+#include <reef/audio/dma-trace.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 struct trace {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ struct trace {
 
 static struct trace trace;
 
-void _trace_event(uint32_t event)
+void _trace_error(uint32_t event)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	volatile uint32_t *t;
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ void _trace_event(uint32_t event)
 	if (!trace.enable)
 		return;
 
+	/* save event to DMA tracing buffer */
+	_trace_event(event);
+
+	/* send event by mail box too. */
 	spin_lock_irq(&trace.lock, flags);
 
 	/* write timestamp and event to trace buffer */
@@ -70,6 +75,27 @@ void _trace_event(uint32_t event)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&trace.lock, flags);
 }
 
+void _trace_event(uint32_t event)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	volatile uint64_t dt[2];
+	volatile uint32_t et = (event & 0xff000000);
+
+	if (!trace.enable)
+		return;
+
+	if (et == TRACE_CLASS_DMA)
+		return;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&trace.lock, flags);
+
+	dt[0] = platform_timer_get(platform_timer);
+	dt[1] = event;
+	dtrace_event((const char*)dt, sizeof(uint64_t) * 2);
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&trace.lock, flags);
+}
+
 void trace_off(void)
 {
 	trace.enable = 0;