diff --git a/src/cpu/SConscript b/src/cpu/SConscript
index ea79b622c..b89a589c6 100644
--- a/src/cpu/SConscript
+++ b/src/cpu/SConscript
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ TraceFlag('DynInst')
 TraceFlag('ExecEnable')
 TraceFlag('ExecCPSeq')
 TraceFlag('ExecEffAddr')
+TraceFlag('ExecFaulting', 'Trace faulting instructions')
 TraceFlag('ExecFetchSeq')
 TraceFlag('ExecOpClass')
 TraceFlag('ExecRegDelta')
@@ -176,6 +177,6 @@ TraceFlag('PCEvent')
 TraceFlag('Quiesce')
 
 CompoundFlag('Exec', [ 'ExecEnable', 'ExecTicks', 'ExecOpClass', 'ExecThread',
-    'ExecEffAddr', 'ExecResult', 'ExecSymbol', 'ExecMicro' ])
+    'ExecEffAddr', 'ExecResult', 'ExecSymbol', 'ExecMicro', 'ExecFaulting' ])
 CompoundFlag('ExecNoTicks', [ 'ExecEnable', 'ExecOpClass', 'ExecThread',
-    'ExecEffAddr', 'ExecResult', 'ExecMicro' ])
+    'ExecEffAddr', 'ExecResult', 'ExecMicro', 'ExecFaulting' ])
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/commit_impl.hh b/src/cpu/o3/commit_impl.hh
index aa0f79272..cb5f23814 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/commit_impl.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/commit_impl.hh
@@ -1076,9 +1076,11 @@ DefaultCommit<Impl>::commitHead(DynInstPtr &head_inst, unsigned inst_num)
         commitStatus[tid] = TrapPending;
 
         if (head_inst->traceData) {
-            head_inst->traceData->setFetchSeq(head_inst->seqNum);
-            head_inst->traceData->setCPSeq(thread[tid]->numInst);
-            head_inst->traceData->dump();
+            if (DTRACE(ExecFaulting)) {
+                head_inst->traceData->setFetchSeq(head_inst->seqNum);
+                head_inst->traceData->setCPSeq(thread[tid]->numInst);
+                head_inst->traceData->dump();
+            }
             delete head_inst->traceData;
             head_inst->traceData = NULL;
         }