diff --git a/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h b/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
index edb41e187cf6..3c5d707f7d54 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ DEFINE_RPC_STATUS_EVENT(call);
 DEFINE_RPC_STATUS_EVENT(bind);
 DEFINE_RPC_STATUS_EVENT(connect);
 DEFINE_RPC_STATUS_EVENT(timeout);
+DEFINE_RPC_STATUS_EVENT(retry_refresh);
+DEFINE_RPC_STATUS_EVENT(refresh);
 
 TRACE_EVENT(rpc_request,
 	TP_PROTO(const struct rpc_task *task),
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index cabde92f283d..af7c88e41e11 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1752,12 +1752,10 @@ call_refreshresult(struct rpc_task *task)
 		if (!task->tk_cred_retry)
 			break;
 		task->tk_cred_retry--;
-		dprintk("RPC: %5u %s: retry refresh creds\n",
-				task->tk_pid, __func__);
+		trace_rpc_retry_refresh_status(task);
 		return;
 	}
-	dprintk("RPC: %5u %s: refresh creds failed with error %d\n",
-				task->tk_pid, __func__, status);
+	trace_rpc_refresh_status(task);
 	rpc_call_rpcerror(task, status);
 }
 
@@ -1881,8 +1879,7 @@ call_encode(struct rpc_task *task)
 			} else {
 				task->tk_action = call_refresh;
 				task->tk_cred_retry--;
-				dprintk("RPC: %5u %s: retry refresh creds\n",
-					task->tk_pid, __func__);
+				trace_rpc_retry_refresh_status(task);
 			}
 			break;
 		default: