diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 80b54cb..c483711 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ if(NX_DEBUG)
   target_compile_definitions(netxduo PRIVATE NX_DEBUG NX_DEBUG_PACKET NX_ENABLE_PACKET_DEBUG_INFO)
 endif()
 if(TX_TRACE)
+  target_compile_definitions(threadx PUBLIC TX_ENABLE_EVENT_TRACE)
+  target_compile_definitions(threadx_smp PUBLIC TX_ENABLE_EVENT_TRACE)
   target_compile_definitions(netxduo PUBLIC TX_ENABLE_EVENT_TRACE)
 endif()
 ###############################################################################
 project(threadx_demo C ASM)
 option(NX_DEBUG "compile netxduo debug output in" OFF)
+option(TX_TRACE "Enable dump of traces to be read by TraceX" OFF)
 set(TARGET_MEM "ram" CACHE STRING "memory map to use")
 set(CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX_C ".elf")
 
diff --git a/src/thread_demo/main.c b/src/thread_demo/main.c
index 18bfa54..9d3dd0d 100644
--- a/src/thread_demo/main.c
+++ b/src/thread_demo/main.c
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ void tx_application_define(void* first_unused_memory)
 
     /* Release the block back to the pool.  */
     tx_block_release(pointer);
+
+    /* Enable tracing */
+    tx_trace_enable((void*)0x31000000, 0x100000, 256);
 }
 
 /* Define the test threads.  */