diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index 1edf0f414955ef..4047c5f372b90e 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -977,6 +977,8 @@ static int read_object_process(const struct object_id *oid)
 
 	start = getnanotime();
 
+	trace2_region_enter("subprocess", "read_object", the_repository);
+
 	if (!subprocess_map_initialized) {
 		subprocess_map_initialized = 1;
 		hashmap_init(&subprocess_map, (hashmap_cmp_fn)cmd2process_cmp,
@@ -993,13 +995,16 @@ static int read_object_process(const struct object_id *oid)
 		if (subprocess_start(&subprocess_map, &entry->subprocess, cmd,
 				     start_read_object_fn)) {
 			free(entry);
-			return -1;
+			err = -1;
+			goto leave_region;
 		}
 	}
 	process = &entry->subprocess.process;
 
-	if (!(CAP_GET & entry->supported_capabilities))
-		return -1;
+	if (!(CAP_GET & entry->supported_capabilities)) {
+		err = -1;
+		goto leave_region;
+	}
 
 	sigchain_push(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 
@@ -1048,6 +1053,10 @@ static int read_object_process(const struct object_id *oid)
 
 	trace_performance_since(start, "read_object_process");
 
+leave_region:
+	trace2_region_leave_printf("subprocess", "read_object", the_repository,
+				   "result %d", err);
+
 	return err;
 }