diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig
index 2c87e856d839b..8bfeea6c7de7b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_TRACER=y
+CONFIG_STACK_TRACER=y
 CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE=y
 CONFIG_PPC_EMULATED_STATS=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
index 701811c91a6f3..0ad2291337a71 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
@@ -368,7 +368,9 @@ CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES=y
 CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER=y
+CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_TRACER=y
+CONFIG_STACK_TRACER=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE=y
 CONFIG_CODE_PATCHING_SELFTEST=y
 CONFIG_FTR_FIXUP_SELFTEST=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
index 50168dde4ea59..b183629f1bcfb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
@@ -289,7 +289,9 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW=y
 CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER=y
+CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_TRACER=y
+CONFIG_STACK_TRACER=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE=y
 CONFIG_CODE_PATCHING_SELFTEST=y
 CONFIG_FTR_FIXUP_SELFTEST=y