diff --git a/src/target/etm.c b/src/target/etm.c
index 57417c3fa..6718875ee 100644
--- a/src/target/etm.c
+++ b/src/target/etm.c
@@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_etm_dump_command)
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
 	}
 
-	if (etm_ctx->capture_driver->status == TRACE_IDLE) {
+	if (etm_ctx->capture_driver->status(etm_ctx) == TRACE_IDLE) {
 		command_print(CMD, "trace capture wasn't enabled, no trace data captured");
 		return ERROR_OK;
 	}