diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/driver_trace/tr_screen.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/driver_trace/tr_screen.c
index 643e21dae09..20c1e2478fc 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/driver_trace/tr_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/driver_trace/tr_screen.c
@@ -1056,7 +1056,9 @@ trace_screen_create_vertex_state(struct pipe_screen *_screen,
    trace_dump_arg(ptr, screen);
    trace_dump_arg(ptr, buffer->buffer.resource);
    trace_dump_arg(vertex_buffer, buffer);
+   trace_dump_arg_begin("elements");
    trace_dump_struct_array(vertex_element, elements, num_elements);
+   trace_dump_arg_end();
    trace_dump_arg(uint, num_elements);
    trace_dump_arg(ptr, indexbuf);
    trace_dump_arg(uint, full_velem_mask);