diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index a1d2849f247314ce7fc5d33e51ff3c06d3641771..d81a1a532994b7656af8907235c232a71be00cea 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ if FTRACE
 config FUNCTION_TRACER
 	bool "Kernel Function Tracer"
 	depends on HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
-	select FRAME_POINTER if !ARM_UNWIND && !PPC && !S390 && !MICROBLAZE
 	select KALLSYMS
 	select GENERIC_TRACER
 	select CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER