diff --git a/src/system_wrappers/source/trace_impl.cc b/src/system_wrappers/source/trace_impl.cc
index ad908a3ce..5600d3944 100644
--- a/src/system_wrappers/source/trace_impl.cc
+++ b/src/system_wrappers/source/trace_impl.cc
@@ -429,8 +429,14 @@ WebRtc_Word32 TraceImpl::AddMessage(
 void TraceImpl::AddMessageToList(
     const char traceMessage[WEBRTC_TRACE_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE],
     const WebRtc_UWord16 length,
-    const TraceLevel level)
-{
+    const TraceLevel level) {
+#ifdef WEBRTC_DIRECT_TRACE
+    if (_callback) {
+      _callback->Print(level, traceMessage, length);
+    }
+    return;
+#endif
+
     CriticalSectionScoped lock(_critsectArray);
 
     if(_nextFreeIdx[_activeQueue] >= WEBRTC_TRACE_MAX_QUEUE)