diff --git a/environments/posix/component.cmake b/environments/posix/component.cmake
index 1cf17dd..bcdb6ad 100644
--- a/environments/posix/component.cmake
+++ b/environments/posix/component.cmake
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
 	message(FATAL_ERROR "mandatory parameter TGT is not defined.")
 endif()
 
+if (NOT DEFINED TRACE_PREFIX)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "mandatory parameter TRACE_PREFIX is not defined.")
+endif()
+
+# Default to trace output disabled
+set(TRACE_LEVEL "TRACE_LEVEL_NONE" CACHE STRING "Trace level")
+
+target_compile_definitions(${TGT} PRIVATE
+	TRACE_LEVEL=${TRACE_LEVEL}
+	TRACE_PREFIX="${TRACE_PREFIX}"
+)
+
 target_sources(${TGT} PRIVATE
 	"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/posix_trace.c"
 	)