diff --git a/examples/common/tracing/BUILD.gn b/examples/common/tracing/BUILD.gn
index 0fe3e13b3f677a..d63a4ae84e043c 100644
--- a/examples/common/tracing/BUILD.gn
+++ b/examples/common/tracing/BUILD.gn
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ executable("chip-trace-decoder") {
 
   output_dir = root_out_dir
 
+  deps = [ "${chip_root}/src/platform/logging:force_stdio" ]
+
   public_deps = [
     "${chip_root}/src/lib",
     "${chip_root}/third_party/jsoncpp",