diff --git a/src/cpu/exetrace.cc b/src/cpu/exetrace.cc
index fdefcc980..2877db187 100644
--- a/src/cpu/exetrace.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/exetrace.cc
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ Trace::ExeTracerRecord::traceInst(StaticInstPtr inst, bool ran)
     std::string sym_str;
     Addr sym_addr;
     Addr cur_pc = pc.instAddr();
-    if (debugSymbolTable && Debug::ExecSymbol && !inUserMode(thread)
-        && debugSymbolTable->findNearestSymbol(cur_pc, sym_str, sym_addr)) {
+    if (debugSymbolTable && Debug::ExecSymbol &&
+            (!FullSystem || !inUserMode(thread)) &&
+            debugSymbolTable->findNearestSymbol(cur_pc, sym_str, sym_addr)) {
         if (cur_pc != sym_addr)
             sym_str += csprintf("+%d",cur_pc - sym_addr);
         outs << "@" << sym_str;