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