diff --git a/src/tools/tracegen/ctf.cpp b/src/tools/tracegen/ctf.cpp
index 5a3902dd71d..03de8a5f155 100644
--- a/src/tools/tracegen/ctf.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/tracegen/ctf.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 static void writePrologue(QTextStream &stream, const QString &fileName, const Provider &provider)
 {
+    writeCommonPrologue(stream);
     const QString guard = includeGuard(fileName);
 
     // include prefix text or qt headers only once
diff --git a/src/tools/tracegen/etw.cpp b/src/tools/tracegen/etw.cpp
index 0bf8d0e2d27..0ae58f9daca 100644
--- a/src/tools/tracegen/etw.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/tracegen/etw.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ static QString createGuid(const QUuid &uuid)
 
 static void writePrologue(QTextStream &stream, const QString &fileName, const Provider &provider)
 {
+    writeCommonPrologue(stream);
     QUuid uuid = QUuid::createUuidV5(QUuid(), provider.name.toLocal8Bit());
 
     const QString providerV = providerVar(provider.name);
diff --git a/src/tools/tracegen/helpers.cpp b/src/tools/tracegen/helpers.cpp
index db0fdb142e2..c65c57abe33 100644
--- a/src/tools/tracegen/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/tracegen/helpers.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 
 using namespace Qt::StringLiterals;
 
+void writeCommonPrologue(QTextStream &stream)
+{
+    stream << R"CPP(
+#ifndef Q_TRACEPOINT
+#error "Q_TRACEPOINT not set for the module, Q_TRACE not enabled."
+#endif
+)CPP";
+}
+
 QString typeToTypeName(const QString &name)
 {
     QString ret = name;
diff --git a/src/tools/tracegen/helpers.h b/src/tools/tracegen/helpers.h
index 00a1f996863..45156b43610 100644
--- a/src/tools/tracegen/helpers.h
+++ b/src/tools/tracegen/helpers.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <qlist.h>
 #include <qstring.h>
+#include <qtextstream.h>
 
 enum ParamType {
     LTTNG,
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ QString includeGuard(const QString &filename);
 QString formatFunctionSignature(const QList<Tracepoint::Argument> &args);
 QString formatParameterList(const Provider &provider, const QList<Tracepoint::Argument> &args, const QList<Tracepoint::Field> &fields, ParamType type);
 
+void writeCommonPrologue(QTextStream &stream);
+
 template <typename T>
 static QString aggregateListValues(int value, const QList<T> &list)
 {
diff --git a/src/tools/tracegen/lttng.cpp b/src/tools/tracegen/lttng.cpp
index 7bb64259e88..c368376c4c6 100644
--- a/src/tools/tracegen/lttng.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/tracegen/lttng.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static void writeCtfMacro(QTextStream &stream, const Provider &provider, const T
 
 static void writePrologue(QTextStream &stream, const QString &fileName, const Provider &provider)
 {
+    writeCommonPrologue(stream);
     const QString guard = includeGuard(fileName);
 
     stream << "#undef TRACEPOINT_PROVIDER\n";