diff --git a/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc b/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc
index c396f5033..7ba1b7df1 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(AtomicSimpleCPU)
     Param<Counter> max_insts_all_threads;
     Param<Counter> max_loads_any_thread;
     Param<Counter> max_loads_all_threads;
+    Param<Tick> progress_interval;
     SimObjectParam<MemObject *> mem;
     SimObjectParam<System *> system;
 
@@ -496,6 +497,7 @@ BEGIN_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(AtomicSimpleCPU)
                "terminate when any thread reaches this load count"),
     INIT_PARAM(max_loads_all_threads,
                "terminate when all threads have reached this load count"),
+    INIT_PARAM(progress_interval, "Progress interval"),
     INIT_PARAM(mem, "memory"),
     INIT_PARAM(system, "system object"),
 
@@ -527,6 +529,7 @@ CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(AtomicSimpleCPU)
     params->max_insts_all_threads = max_insts_all_threads;
     params->max_loads_any_thread = max_loads_any_thread;
     params->max_loads_all_threads = max_loads_all_threads;
+    params->progress_interval = progress_interval;
     params->deferRegistration = defer_registration;
     params->clock = clock;
     params->functionTrace = function_trace;
diff --git a/src/cpu/simple/timing.cc b/src/cpu/simple/timing.cc
index 5c1654f7e..03ee27e04 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple/timing.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/timing.cc
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(TimingSimpleCPU)
     Param<Counter> max_insts_all_threads;
     Param<Counter> max_loads_any_thread;
     Param<Counter> max_loads_all_threads;
+    Param<Tick> progress_interval;
     SimObjectParam<MemObject *> mem;
     SimObjectParam<System *> system;
 
@@ -621,6 +622,7 @@ BEGIN_INIT_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(TimingSimpleCPU)
                "terminate when any thread reaches this load count"),
     INIT_PARAM(max_loads_all_threads,
                "terminate when all threads have reached this load count"),
+    INIT_PARAM(progress_interval, "Progress interval"),
     INIT_PARAM(mem, "memory"),
     INIT_PARAM(system, "system object"),
 
@@ -652,6 +654,7 @@ CREATE_SIM_OBJECT(TimingSimpleCPU)
     params->max_insts_all_threads = max_insts_all_threads;
     params->max_loads_any_thread = max_loads_any_thread;
     params->max_loads_all_threads = max_loads_all_threads;
+    params->progress_interval = progress_interval;
     params->deferRegistration = defer_registration;
     params->clock = clock;
     params->functionTrace = function_trace;
diff --git a/src/python/m5/main.py b/src/python/m5/main.py
index e93ef3a36..ccd6c5807 100644
--- a/src/python/m5/main.py
+++ b/src/python/m5/main.py
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ def main():
     # set tracing options
     objects.Trace.flags = options.trace_flags
     objects.Trace.start = options.trace_start
+    objects.Trace.cycle = options.trace_cycle
     objects.Trace.file = options.trace_file
     objects.Trace.bufsize = options.trace_circlebuf
     objects.Trace.dump_on_exit = options.trace_dumponexit