diff --git a/include/haproxy/trace.h b/include/haproxy/trace.h
index 50857a071..caf82a664 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/trace.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/trace.h
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ void __trace(enum trace_level level, uint64_t mask, struct trace_source *src,
                         const void *a1, const void *a2, const void *a3, const void *a4),
              const struct ist msg);
 
+void trace_register_source(struct trace_source *source);
+
 /* return a single char to describe a trace state */
 static inline char trace_state_char(enum trace_state st)
 {
@@ -144,21 +146,6 @@ static inline char trace_event_char(uint64_t conf, uint64_t ev)
 	return (conf & ev) ? '+' : '-';
 }
 
-/* registers trace source <source>. Modifies the list element!
- * The {start,pause,stop,report} events are not changed so the source may
- * preset them.
- */
-static inline void trace_register_source(struct trace_source *source)
-{
-	source->lockon = TRACE_LOCKON_NOTHING;
-	source->level = TRACE_LEVEL_USER;
-	source->verbosity = 1;
-	source->sink = NULL;
-	source->state = TRACE_STATE_STOPPED;
-	source->lockon_ptr = NULL;
-	LIST_APPEND(&trace_sources, &source->source_link);
-}
-
 #endif /* _HAPROXY_TRACE_H */
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/trace.c b/src/trace.c
index 15e01487f..8a3985406 100644
--- a/src/trace.c
+++ b/src/trace.c
@@ -265,6 +265,21 @@ void __trace(enum trace_level level, uint64_t mask, struct trace_source *src,
 	}
 }
 
+/* registers trace source <source>. Modifies the list element!
+ * The {start,pause,stop,report} events are not changed so the source may
+ * preset them.
+ */
+void trace_register_source(struct trace_source *source)
+{
+	source->lockon = TRACE_LOCKON_NOTHING;
+	source->level = TRACE_LEVEL_USER;
+	source->verbosity = 1;
+	source->sink = NULL;
+	source->state = TRACE_STATE_STOPPED;
+	source->lockon_ptr = NULL;
+	LIST_APPEND(&trace_sources, &source->source_link);
+}
+
 struct trace_source *trace_find_source(const char *name)
 {
 	struct trace_source *src;