diff --git a/environments/posix/component.cmake b/environments/posix/component.cmake
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+++ b/environments/posix/component.cmake
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+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (c) 2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if (NOT DEFINED TGT)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "mandatory parameter TGT is not defined.")
+endif()
+
+target_sources(${TGT} PRIVATE
+	"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/posix_trace.c"
+	)
diff --git a/environments/posix/posix_trace.c b/environments/posix/posix_trace.c
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+++ b/environments/posix/posix_trace.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <trace.h>
+
+#if TRACE_LEVEL >= TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR
+
+void trace_puts(const char *str)
+{
+	puts(str);
+}
+
+#endif  /* TRACE_LEVEL >= TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR */