diff --git a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
index 78c2f4e39d..cfe16476f0 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
@@ -1337,8 +1337,9 @@ static inline void nvme_blk_write(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
 static void nvme_update_cq_head(NvmeCQueue *cq)
 {
     pci_dma_read(PCI_DEVICE(cq->ctrl), cq->db_addr, &cq->head,
-            sizeof(cq->head));
-    trace_pci_nvme_shadow_doorbell_cq(cq->cqid, cq->head);
+                 sizeof(cq->head));
+
+    trace_pci_nvme_update_cq_head(cq->cqid, cq->head);
 }
 
 static void nvme_post_cqes(void *opaque)
@@ -6147,16 +6148,18 @@ static uint16_t nvme_admin_cmd(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
 
 static void nvme_update_sq_eventidx(const NvmeSQueue *sq)
 {
+    trace_pci_nvme_update_sq_eventidx(sq->sqid, sq->tail);
+
     pci_dma_write(PCI_DEVICE(sq->ctrl), sq->ei_addr, &sq->tail,
                   sizeof(sq->tail));
-    trace_pci_nvme_eventidx_sq(sq->sqid, sq->tail);
 }
 
 static void nvme_update_sq_tail(NvmeSQueue *sq)
 {
     pci_dma_read(PCI_DEVICE(sq->ctrl), sq->db_addr, &sq->tail,
                  sizeof(sq->tail));
-    trace_pci_nvme_shadow_doorbell_sq(sq->sqid, sq->tail);
+
+    trace_pci_nvme_update_sq_tail(sq->sqid, sq->tail);
 }
 
 static void nvme_process_sq(void *opaque)
diff --git a/hw/nvme/trace-events b/hw/nvme/trace-events
index fccb79f489..b16f2260b4 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/trace-events
+++ b/hw/nvme/trace-events
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ pci_nvme_enqueue_event_noqueue(int queued) "queued %d"
 pci_nvme_enqueue_event_masked(uint8_t typ) "type 0x%"PRIx8""
 pci_nvme_no_outstanding_aers(void) "ignoring event; no outstanding AERs"
 pci_nvme_enqueue_req_completion(uint16_t cid, uint16_t cqid, uint32_t dw0, uint32_t dw1, uint16_t status) "cid %"PRIu16" cqid %"PRIu16" dw0 0x%"PRIx32" dw1 0x%"PRIx32" status 0x%"PRIx16""
-pci_nvme_eventidx_cq(uint16_t cqid, uint16_t new_eventidx) "cqid %"PRIu16" new_eventidx %"PRIu16""
-pci_nvme_eventidx_sq(uint16_t sqid, uint16_t new_eventidx) "sqid %"PRIu16" new_eventidx %"PRIu16""
+pci_nvme_update_cq_eventidx(uint16_t cqid, uint16_t new_eventidx) "cqid %"PRIu16" new_eventidx %"PRIu16""
+pci_nvme_update_sq_eventidx(uint16_t sqid, uint16_t new_eventidx) "sqid %"PRIu16" new_eventidx %"PRIu16""
 pci_nvme_mmio_read(uint64_t addr, unsigned size) "addr 0x%"PRIx64" size %d"
 pci_nvme_mmio_write(uint64_t addr, uint64_t data, unsigned size) "addr 0x%"PRIx64" data 0x%"PRIx64" size %d"
 pci_nvme_mmio_doorbell_cq(uint16_t cqid, uint16_t new_head) "cqid %"PRIu16" new_head %"PRIu16""
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ pci_nvme_mmio_start_success(void) "setting controller enable bit succeeded"
 pci_nvme_mmio_stopped(void) "cleared controller enable bit"
 pci_nvme_mmio_shutdown_set(void) "shutdown bit set"
 pci_nvme_mmio_shutdown_cleared(void) "shutdown bit cleared"
-pci_nvme_shadow_doorbell_cq(uint16_t cqid, uint16_t new_shadow_doorbell) "cqid %"PRIu16" new_shadow_doorbell %"PRIu16""
-pci_nvme_shadow_doorbell_sq(uint16_t sqid, uint16_t new_shadow_doorbell) "sqid %"PRIu16" new_shadow_doorbell %"PRIu16""
+pci_nvme_update_cq_head(uint16_t cqid, uint16_t new_head) "cqid %"PRIu16" new_head %"PRIu16""
+pci_nvme_update_sq_tail(uint16_t sqid, uint16_t new_tail) "sqid %"PRIu16" new_tail %"PRIu16""
 pci_nvme_open_zone(uint64_t slba, uint32_t zone_idx, int all) "open zone, slba=%"PRIu64", idx=%"PRIu32", all=%"PRIi32""
 pci_nvme_close_zone(uint64_t slba, uint32_t zone_idx, int all) "close zone, slba=%"PRIu64", idx=%"PRIu32", all=%"PRIi32""
 pci_nvme_finish_zone(uint64_t slba, uint32_t zone_idx, int all) "finish zone, slba=%"PRIu64", idx=%"PRIu32", all=%"PRIi32""