diff --git a/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/tracing/security/SecurityEventUtil.java b/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/tracing/security/SecurityEventUtil.java
index e162fb57b89e5..674ded182b212 100644
--- a/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/tracing/security/SecurityEventUtil.java
+++ b/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/tracing/security/SecurityEventUtil.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public void accept(String key, Object value) {
 
     private static void addEvent(String eventName, Attributes attributes) {
         Span span = Arc.container().select(Span.class).get();
-        if (span.getSpanContext().isValid()) {
+        if (span.getSpanContext().isValid() && span.isRecording()) {
             span.addEvent(eventName, attributes, Instant.now());
         }
     }