diff --git a/hostapd/Makefile b/hostapd/Makefile
index ef093e5bf..d7ff91e14 100644
--- a/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ HOBJS += ../src/utils/trace.o
 LDFLAGS += -rdynamic
 CFLAGS += -funwind-tables
 ifdef CONFIG_WPA_TRACE_BFD
-CFLAGS += -DWPA_TRACE_BFD
+CFLAGS += -DPACKAGE="hostapd" -DWPA_TRACE_BFD
 LIBS += -lbfd
 LIBS_c += -lbfd
 LIBS_h += -lbfd
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index d1e11a3ee..496f6fbca 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ OBJS_priv += ../src/utils/trace.o
 LDFLAGS += -rdynamic
 CFLAGS += -funwind-tables
 ifdef CONFIG_WPA_TRACE_BFD
-CFLAGS += -DWPA_TRACE_BFD
+CFLAGS += -DPACKAGE="wpa_supplicant" -DWPA_TRACE_BFD
 LIBS += -lbfd
 LIBS_p += -lbfd
 LIBS_c += -lbfd