diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 924c541a9260..8324d98728db 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ config LD_HEAD_STUB_CATCH
 	  If unsure, say "N".
 
 config MPROFILE_KERNEL
-	depends on PPC64 && CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+	depends on PPC64 && CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN && FUNCTION_TRACER
 	def_bool $(success,$(srctree)/arch/powerpc/tools/gcc-check-mprofile-kernel.sh $(CC) -I$(srctree)/include -D__KERNEL__)
 
 config HOTPLUG_CPU