diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,8 @@
         /* line-by-line tracing support */
 
         if (_Py_TracingPossible &&
-            tstate->c_tracefunc != NULL && !tstate->tracing) {
+                tstate->c_tracefunc != NULL && !tstate->tracing &&
+                f->f_trace != NULL) {
             /* see maybe_call_line_trace
                for expository comments */
             f->f_stacktop = stack_pointer;
@@ -2861,7 +2862,7 @@
         if (why == WHY_EXCEPTION) {
             PyTraceBack_Here(f);
 
-            if (tstate->c_tracefunc != NULL)
+            if (tstate->c_tracefunc != NULL && f->f_trace != NULL)
                 call_exc_trace(tstate->c_tracefunc,
                                tstate->c_traceobj, f);
         }
@@ -2961,7 +2962,7 @@
 
 fast_yield:
     if (tstate->use_tracing) {
-        if (tstate->c_tracefunc) {
+        if (tstate->c_tracefunc && f->f_trace != NULL) {
             if (why == WHY_RETURN || why == WHY_YIELD) {
                 if (call_trace(tstate->c_tracefunc,
                                tstate->c_traceobj, f,