diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index ef6f1c61222f05a921874845e2eea478b7f09062..b800fc6f4d9a95f28e08c5a7600456497f4bca61 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ menu "Global build settings"
 		bool "Compile the kernel with tracing support"
 		default n
 
+	config KERNEL_FTRACE_SYSCALLS
+		bool "Trace system calls"
+		depends on KERNEL_FTRACE
+		default n
+
 	config KERNEL_ENABLE_DEFAULT_TRACERS
 		bool "Trace process context switches and events"
 		depends on KERNEL_FTRACE