diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f5d676df3..f6f278730 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2018-05-22  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	* src/truetype/ttgload.c (TT_Load_Simple_Glyph): Trace # of points.
+
 2018-05-20  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	* include/freetype/ftcolor.h: New file.
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttgload.c b/src/truetype/ttgload.c
index 95ba68dd3..33ca681b1 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttgload.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttgload.c
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@
         goto Invalid_Outline;
     }
 
+    FT_TRACE5(( "  # of points: %d\n", n_points ));
+
     /* note that we will add four phantom points later */
     error = FT_GLYPHLOADER_CHECK_POINTS( gloader, n_points + 4, 0 );
     if ( error )