diff --git a/include/trace/irq.h b/include/trace/irq.h
index 04ab4c6..75e3468 100644
--- a/include/trace/irq.h
+++ b/include/trace/irq.h
@@ -51,4 +51,7 @@
 	TP_FMT("softirq=%d action=%s", (int)(h - vec), softirq_to_name[h-vec])
 	);
 
-#endif
+#endif /*  _TRACE_IRQ_H */
+
+/* This part must be outside protection */
+#include <trace/define_trace.h>