diff --git a/tracecmd/trace-record.c b/tracecmd/trace-record.c
index 1767a6c6..15e07cf0 100644
--- a/tracecmd/trace-record.c
+++ b/tracecmd/trace-record.c
@@ -3689,6 +3689,25 @@ again:
 
 static void add_options(struct tracecmd_output *handle, struct common_record_context *ctx);
 
+static struct tracecmd_output *create_net_output(struct common_record_context *ctx,
+						 struct tracecmd_msg_handle *msg_handle)
+{
+	struct tracecmd_output *out;
+
+	out = tracecmd_output_allocate(-1);
+	if (!out)
+		return NULL;
+	if (tracecmd_output_set_msg(out, msg_handle))
+		goto error;
+	if (tracecmd_output_write_headers(out, listed_events))
+		goto error;
+
+	return out;
+error:
+	tracecmd_output_close(out);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static struct tracecmd_msg_handle *
 setup_connection(struct buffer_instance *instance, struct common_record_context *ctx)
 {
@@ -3700,7 +3719,7 @@ setup_connection(struct buffer_instance *instance, struct common_record_context
 
 	/* Now create the handle through this socket */
 	if (msg_handle->version == V3_PROTOCOL) {
-		network_handle = tracecmd_create_init_fd_msg(msg_handle, listed_events);
+		network_handle = create_net_output(ctx, msg_handle);
 		if (!network_handle)
 			goto error;
 		tracecmd_set_quiet(network_handle, quiet);
@@ -3718,10 +3737,11 @@ setup_connection(struct buffer_instance *instance, struct common_record_context
 		if (ret)
 			goto error;
 	} else {
-		network_handle = tracecmd_create_init_fd_glob(msg_handle->fd,
-							      listed_events);
+		network_handle = tracecmd_output_allocate(msg_handle->fd);
 		if (!network_handle)
 			goto error;
+		if (tracecmd_output_write_headers(network_handle, listed_events))
+			goto error;
 		tracecmd_set_quiet(network_handle, quiet);
 	}
 
@@ -4067,8 +4087,7 @@ static void setup_agent(struct buffer_instance *instance,
 {
 	struct tracecmd_output *network_handle;
 
-	network_handle = tracecmd_create_init_fd_msg(instance->msg_handle,
-						     listed_events);
+	network_handle = create_net_output(ctx, instance->msg_handle);
 	add_options(network_handle, ctx);
 	tracecmd_write_cmdlines(network_handle);
 	tracecmd_write_cpus(network_handle, instance->cpu_count);
@@ -4437,6 +4456,30 @@ static void write_guest_file(struct buffer_instance *instance)
 	free(temp_files);
 }
 
+static struct tracecmd_output *create_output(struct common_record_context *ctx)
+{
+	struct tracecmd_output *out;
+	int fd;
+
+	fd = open(ctx->output, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_LARGEFILE, 0644);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	out = tracecmd_output_allocate(fd);
+	if (!out)
+		goto error;
+	if (tracecmd_output_write_headers(out, listed_events))
+		goto error;
+	return out;
+error:
+	if (out)
+		tracecmd_output_close(out);
+	else
+		close(fd);
+	unlink(ctx->output);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static void record_data(struct common_record_context *ctx)
 {
 	struct tracecmd_option **buffer_options;
@@ -4491,7 +4534,7 @@ static void record_data(struct common_record_context *ctx)
 				touch_file(temp_files[i]);
 		}
 
-		handle = tracecmd_create_init_file_glob(ctx->output, listed_events);
+		handle = create_output(ctx);
 		if (!handle)
 			die("Error creating output file");
 		tracecmd_set_quiet(handle, quiet);
diff --git a/tracecmd/trace-restore.c b/tracecmd/trace-restore.c
index 280a37f0..8d2fcae8 100644
--- a/tracecmd/trace-restore.c
+++ b/tracecmd/trace-restore.c
@@ -22,6 +22,35 @@
 
 #include "trace-local.h"
 
+static struct tracecmd_output *create_output(const char *file,
+					     const char *tracing_dir, const char *kallsyms)
+{
+	struct tracecmd_output *out;
+	int fd;
+
+	fd = open(file, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_LARGEFILE, 0644);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	out = tracecmd_output_allocate(fd);
+	if (!out)
+		goto error;
+	if (tracing_dir && tracecmd_output_set_trace_dir(out, tracing_dir))
+		goto error;
+	if (kallsyms && tracecmd_output_set_kallsyms(out, kallsyms))
+		goto error;
+	if (tracecmd_output_write_headers(out, NULL))
+		goto error;
+	return out;
+error:
+	if (out)
+		tracecmd_output_close(out);
+	else
+		close(fd);
+	unlink(file);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 void trace_restore (int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	struct tracecmd_output *handle;
@@ -90,8 +119,7 @@ void trace_restore (int argc, char **argv)
 			usage(argv);
 		}
 
-		handle = tracecmd_create_init_file_override(output, tracing_dir,
-							    kallsyms);
+		handle = create_output(output, tracing_dir, kallsyms);
 		if (!handle)
 			die("Unabled to create output file %s", output);
 		if (tracecmd_write_cmdlines(handle) < 0)
