diff --git a/drivers/usbhost/usbhost_trace.c b/drivers/usbhost/usbhost_trace.c
index bc9963893c..e6c16944ba 100644
--- a/drivers/usbhost/usbhost_trace.c
+++ b/drivers/usbhost/usbhost_trace.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ void usbhost_trace_common(uint32_t event)
             }
         }
     }
+
   leave_critical_section(flags);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_USBHOST_TRACE */
@@ -202,7 +203,10 @@ void usbhost_trace1(uint16_t id, uint32_t u23)
   /* Get the format associated with the trace */
 
   fmt = usbhost_trformat1(id);
-  DEBUGASSERT(fmt);
+  if (fmt == NULL)
+    {
+      return;
+    }
 
   /* Just print the data using syslog() */
 
@@ -220,7 +224,10 @@ void usbhost_trace2(uint16_t id, uint8_t u7, uint16_t u16)
   /* Get the format associated with the trace */
 
   fmt = usbhost_trformat2(id);
-  DEBUGASSERT(fmt);
+  if (fmt == NULL)
+    {
+      return;
+    }
 
   /* Just print the data using syslog() */