diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 5e3de28c7677..d41bf9a51e4a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ config PREEMPTIRQ_TRACEPOINTS
 
 config TRACING
 	bool
-	select DEBUG_FS
 	select RING_BUFFER
 	select STACKTRACE if STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
 	select TRACEPOINTS