diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.cc
index 6789e4d12db..7c0062eb4ec 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/executor.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h"
 
-grpc_core::TraceFlag grpc_combiner_trace(false, "combiner");
+grpc_core::DebugOnlyTraceFlag grpc_combiner_trace(false, "combiner");
 
 #define GRPC_COMBINER_TRACE(fn)          \
   do {                                   \
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.h
index 0d63e468dfb..3c947bf9d64 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.h
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ grpc_closure_scheduler* grpc_combiner_finally_scheduler(grpc_combiner* lock);
 
 bool grpc_combiner_continue_exec_ctx();
 
-extern grpc_core::TraceFlag grpc_combiner_trace;
+extern grpc_core::DebugOnlyTraceFlag grpc_combiner_trace;
 
 #endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_IOMGR_COMBINER_H */