diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/config b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/config
index 7f90d3645af892d88373926ad7eee85a77f113b1..37f947ec44ed91533489572b2bd053ded3f080cd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/config
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ CONFIG_NET_CLS_FLOWER=m
 CONFIG_LWTUNNEL=y
 CONFIG_BPF_STREAM_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_XDP_SOCKETS=y
+CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS=y