diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index a4020c0b4508c..e1bf5228fb692 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ config DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS
 
 config DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_DIRECT_CALLS
 	def_bool y
-	depends on DYNAMIC_FTRACE
+	depends on DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS
 	depends on HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_DIRECT_CALLS
 
 config FUNCTION_PROFILER