diff --git a/components/common/trace/component.cmake b/components/common/trace/component.cmake
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/components/common/trace/component.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (c) 2021, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if (NOT DEFINED TGT)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "mandatory parameter TGT is not defined.")
+endif()
+
+
+target_include_directories(${TGT}
+	PUBLIC
+		"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include"
+	)
+
+target_sources(${TGT} PRIVATE
+	"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/trace.c"
+	)