diff --git a/ocaml/libs/tracing/tracing.ml b/ocaml/libs/tracing/tracing.ml
index a53796662c5..6d81ee0e25b 100644
--- a/ocaml/libs/tracing/tracing.ml
+++ b/ocaml/libs/tracing/tracing.ml
@@ -656,7 +656,8 @@ module Tracer = struct
           ; ("traceparent.new", SpanContext.to_traceparent new_context)
           ]
         in
-        let updated_span = {span with context= new_context} in
+        let updated_span = {span with parent= Some parent} in
+        let updated_span = {updated_span with context= new_context} in
         let updated_span =
           {
             updated_span with