diff --git a/src/trace.c b/src/trace.c
index eafc9945..6a2282d4 100644
--- a/src/trace.c
+++ b/src/trace.c
@@ -152,7 +152,12 @@ void tf_trace_end(tf_trace_t* trace)
 	{
 		stack = stack->next;
 	}
-	const char* name = stack && stack->count > 0 ? stack->names[stack->count - 1] : NULL;
+	const char* name = NULL;
+	if (stack && stack->count > 0)
+	{
+		name = stack->names[stack->count - 1];
+		stack->count--;
+	}
 
 	char line[1024];
 	int p = snprintf(line, sizeof(line), "{\"ph\": \"E\", \"pid\": %d, \"tid\": 0, \"ts\": %" PRId64 ", \"name\": \"", getpid(), _trace_ts());