diff --git a/kernel/trace/Makefile b/kernel/trace/Makefile
index b831087c8200c9548bb5334ea7a2cbd301410ac4..837090808aac03c3632a00e586e6a2a20b74a76a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/trace/Makefile
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
 ORIG_CFLAGS := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS = $(subst -pg,,$(ORIG_CFLAGS))
 
+ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_SELFTEST
 # selftest needs instrumentation
 CFLAGS_trace_selftest_dynamic.o = -pg
 obj-y += trace_selftest_dynamic.o
 endif
+endif
 
 # If unlikely tracing is enabled, do not trace these files
 ifdef CONFIG_TRACING_BRANCHES