diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 382628b9b759..e08527f50d2a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ config PREEMPTIRQ_TRACEPOINTS
 
 config TRACING
 	bool
+	select DEBUG_FS
 	select RING_BUFFER
 	select STACKTRACE if STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
 	select TRACEPOINTS