diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index d5994490b0b0..031344f954fd 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -771,11 +771,12 @@ config PROFILING
 	  Say Y here to enable the extended profiling support mechanisms used
 	  by profilers such as OProfile.
 
+#
+# Place an empty function call at each tracepoint site. Can be
+# dynamically changed for a probe function.
+#
 config TRACEPOINTS
-	bool "Activate tracepoints"
-	help
-	  Place an empty function call at each tracepoint site. Can be
-	  dynamically changed for a probe function.
+	bool
 
 config MARKERS
 	bool "Activate markers"
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 263e9e6bbd60..cae2637d5e68 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config TRACING
 	bool
 	select DEBUG_FS
 	select STACKTRACE
+	select TRACEPOINTS
 
 config FTRACE
 	bool "Kernel Function Tracer"