diff --git a/lib/internal/console/constructor.js b/lib/internal/console/constructor.js
index 46fd1e9c625082..61301412b595a7 100644
--- a/lib/internal/console/constructor.js
+++ b/lib/internal/console/constructor.js
@@ -330,13 +330,13 @@ const consoleMethods = {
     trace(kTraceInstant, kTraceConsoleCategory, `time::${label}`, 0);
   },
 
-  trace(...args) {
+  trace: function trace(...args) {
     const err = {
       name: 'Trace',
       message: this[kFormatForStderr](args)
     };
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
-    Error.captureStackTrace(err, this.trace);
+    Error.captureStackTrace(err, trace);
     this.error(err.stack);
   },
 
diff --git a/test/message/console.out b/test/message/console.out
index 6d6e2bd1abb5b7..57d56028663120 100644
--- a/test/message/console.out
+++ b/test/message/console.out
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 Trace: foo
-    at Object.trace (*)
     at Object.<anonymous> (*console.js:*:*)
     at *
     at *