diff --git a/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h b/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
index 90d7b9916fe3..0aa15cc3985d 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
@@ -983,6 +983,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(rpc_xprt_lifetime_class,
 			TP_ARGS(xprt))
 
 DEFINE_RPC_XPRT_LIFETIME_EVENT(create);
+DEFINE_RPC_XPRT_LIFETIME_EVENT(connect);
 DEFINE_RPC_XPRT_LIFETIME_EVENT(disconnect_auto);
 DEFINE_RPC_XPRT_LIFETIME_EVENT(disconnect_done);
 DEFINE_RPC_XPRT_LIFETIME_EVENT(disconnect_force);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 7d97d18df9bd..48d86814b942 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -2055,10 +2055,6 @@ call_connect(struct rpc_task *task)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	dprintk("RPC: %5u call_connect xprt %p %s connected\n",
-			task->tk_pid, xprt,
-			(xprt_connected(xprt) ? "is" : "is not"));
-
 	task->tk_action = call_connect_status;
 	if (task->tk_status < 0)
 		return;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index 9da7c6e72c2d..ceb190d1754d 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -834,8 +834,7 @@ void xprt_connect(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	struct rpc_xprt	*xprt = task->tk_rqstp->rq_xprt;
 
-	dprintk("RPC: %5u xprt_connect xprt %p %s connected\n", task->tk_pid,
-			xprt, (xprt_connected(xprt) ? "is" : "is not"));
+	trace_xprt_connect(xprt);
 
 	if (!xprt_bound(xprt)) {
 		task->tk_status = -EAGAIN;