diff --git a/util/tracing/detect/delegated/delegated.go b/util/tracing/detect/delegated/delegated.go
index a6667ca2f54b..d7672d8e61ca 100644
--- a/util/tracing/detect/delegated/delegated.go
+++ b/util/tracing/detect/delegated/delegated.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package jaeger
+package delegated
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/util/tracing/detect/delegated/delegated_test.go b/util/tracing/detect/delegated/delegated_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..03ad088e1406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/tracing/detect/delegated/delegated_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package delegated_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/moby/buildkit/client"
+	"github.com/moby/buildkit/util/tracing/detect"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestDetectPreservesDelegateInterface(t *testing.T) {
+	exp, err := detect.Exporter()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, ok := exp.(client.TracerDelegate)
+	assert.True(t, ok, "delegated tracer expected to fulfill client.TracerDelegate interface")
+}
diff --git a/util/tracing/detect/detect.go b/util/tracing/detect/detect.go
index 1f2393f9aa09..27c969180a63 100644
--- a/util/tracing/detect/detect.go
+++ b/util/tracing/detect/detect.go
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ func getExporter() (sdktrace.SpanExporter, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if exp != nil {
-		exp = &threadSafeExporterWrapper{
-			exporter: exp,
-		}
-	}
-
 	if Recorder != nil {
 		Recorder.SpanExporter = exp
 		exp = Recorder
diff --git a/util/tracing/detect/jaeger/jaeger.go b/util/tracing/detect/jaeger/jaeger.go
index 5fd9c14dc65c..83734c9d8a41 100644
--- a/util/tracing/detect/jaeger/jaeger.go
+++ b/util/tracing/detect/jaeger/jaeger.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package jaeger
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/util/tracing/detect"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/jaeger"
@@ -48,7 +50,14 @@ func jaegerExporter() (sdktrace.SpanExporter, error) {
 		epo = jaeger.WithAgentEndpoint(jaeger.WithAgentHost(host), jaeger.WithAgentPort(port))
 	}
 
-	return jaeger.New(epo)
+	exp, err := jaeger.New(epo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &threadSafeExporterWrapper{
+		exporter: exp,
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func envOr(key, defaultValue string) string {
@@ -57,3 +66,22 @@ func envOr(key, defaultValue string) string {
 	}
 	return defaultValue
 }
+
+// We've received reports that the Jaeger exporter is not thread-safe,
+// so wrap it in a mutex.
+type threadSafeExporterWrapper struct {
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	exporter sdktrace.SpanExporter
+}
+
+func (tse *threadSafeExporterWrapper) ExportSpans(ctx context.Context, spans []sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan) error {
+	tse.mu.Lock()
+	defer tse.mu.Unlock()
+	return tse.exporter.ExportSpans(ctx, spans)
+}
+
+func (tse *threadSafeExporterWrapper) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
+	tse.mu.Lock()
+	defer tse.mu.Unlock()
+	return tse.exporter.Shutdown(ctx)
+}
diff --git a/util/tracing/detect/threadsafe.go b/util/tracing/detect/threadsafe.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 51d14448dfed..000000000000
--- a/util/tracing/detect/threadsafe.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-package detect
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"sync"
-
-	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
-)
-
-// threadSafeExporterWrapper wraps an OpenTelemetry SpanExporter and makes it thread-safe.
-type threadSafeExporterWrapper struct {
-	mu       sync.Mutex
-	exporter sdktrace.SpanExporter
-}
-
-func (tse *threadSafeExporterWrapper) ExportSpans(ctx context.Context, spans []sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan) error {
-	tse.mu.Lock()
-	defer tse.mu.Unlock()
-	return tse.exporter.ExportSpans(ctx, spans)
-}
-
-func (tse *threadSafeExporterWrapper) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
-	tse.mu.Lock()
-	defer tse.mu.Unlock()
-	return tse.exporter.Shutdown(ctx)
-}