diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 7c6ec9622b0..2423d47c192 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2021-05-12  Markus Metzger  <markus.t.metzger@intel.com>
+
+	* btrace.c (handle_pt_insn_events): Ignore status update enable
+	events.
+
 2021-05-11  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>
 
 	* arm-tdep.c (arm_record_data_proc_misc_ld_str): Fix
diff --git a/gdb/btrace.c b/gdb/btrace.c
index c697f37f46c..17eb56c6d05 100644
--- a/gdb/btrace.c
+++ b/gdb/btrace.c
@@ -1222,6 +1222,9 @@ handle_pt_insn_events (struct btrace_thread_info *btinfo,
 	  break;
 
 	case ptev_enabled:
+	  if (event.status_update != 0)
+	    break;
+
 	  if (event.variant.enabled.resumed == 0 && !btinfo->functions.empty ())
 	    {
 	      bfun = ftrace_new_gap (btinfo, BDE_PT_DISABLED, gaps);