diff --git a/tracing-trace/src/error.rs b/tracing-trace/src/error.rs
index cce13f85c..831da1e9d 100644
--- a/tracing-trace/src/error.rs
+++ b/tracing-trace/src/error.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     Json(serde_json::Error),
 }
 
+impl std::error::Error for Error {}
+
 impl std::fmt::Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         f.write_str("error de/serializing trace entry:")?;