diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig
index f89d9b1799b6..caee834760d2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig
@@ -289,7 +289,11 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW=y
 CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_LATENCYTOP=y
+CONFIG_FTRACE=y
+CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER=y
+CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_TRACER=y
+CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE=y
 CONFIG_CODE_PATCHING_SELFTEST=y
 CONFIG_FTR_FIXUP_SELFTEST=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
index 3a1697f97fef..80db9067f9e0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES=y
 CONFIG_LATENCYTOP=y
+CONFIG_FTRACE=y
+CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER=y
+CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_TRACER=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE=y
 CONFIG_CODE_PATCHING_SELFTEST=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
index 8131e12df6b7..3d935969e5a2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW=y
 CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_LATENCYTOP=y
+CONFIG_FTRACE=y
+CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER=y
+CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_TRACER=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE=y
 CONFIG_CODE_PATCHING_SELFTEST=y