diff --git a/iree/compiler/Utils/TracingUtils.h b/iree/compiler/Utils/TracingUtils.h
index 2d7b9e66bf56..c81cbb2dca1a 100644
--- a/iree/compiler/Utils/TracingUtils.h
+++ b/iree/compiler/Utils/TracingUtils.h
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ struct PassTracing : public PassInstrumentation {
   // Note: we could also trace pipelines and analyses.
 
   void runBeforePass(Pass *pass, Operation *op) override {
-    std::string passName = pass->getName().str();
-    IREE_TRACE_ZONE_BEGIN_NAMED_DYNAMIC(z0, passName.data(), passName.size());
+    IREE_TRACE_ZONE_BEGIN_EXTERNAL(z0, __FILE__, strlen(__FILE__), __LINE__,
+                                   pass->getName().data(),
+                                   pass->getName().size(), NULL, 0);
     passTraceZonesStack.push_back(z0);
   }
   void runAfterPass(Pass *pass, Operation *op) override {