diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/kvm/Kconfig
index 17edfe3ae615..449154f9a485 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if NVHE_EL2_DEBUG
 
 config NVHE_EL2_TRACING
 	bool
-	depends on TRACING
+	depends on TRACING && FTRACE
 	select TRACE_REMOTE
 	default y