diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/Kconfig
index b480088b3dbe..1d92d874ebb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/Kconfig
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ config BRCMFMAC_USB
 	  IEEE802.11n embedded FullMAC WLAN driver. Say Y if you want to
 	  use the driver for an USB wireless card.
 
+config BRCM_TRACING
+	bool "Broadcom device tracing"
+	depends on BRCMSMAC || BRCMFMAC
+	---help---
+	  If you say Y here, the Broadcom wireless drivers will register
+	  with ftrace to dump event information into the trace ringbuffer.
+	  Tracing can be enabled at runtime to aid in debugging wireless
+	  issues. This option adds a small amount of overhead when tracing
+	  is disabled. If unsure, say Y to allow developers to better help
+	  you when wireless problems occur.
+
 config BRCMDBG
 	bool "Broadcom driver debug functions"
 	depends on BRCMSMAC || BRCMFMAC
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcms_trace_events.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcms_trace_events.h
index 27dd73eef56d..bcf6969044a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcms_trace_events.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcms_trace_events.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
 #include "mac80211_if.h"
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_BRCMDBG
+#ifndef CONFIG_BRCM_TRACING
 #undef TRACE_EVENT
 #define TRACE_EVENT(name, proto, ...) \
 static inline void trace_ ## name(proto) {}
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(brcms_dpc,
 
 #endif /* __TRACE_BRCMSMAC_H */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BRCMDBG
+#ifdef CONFIG_BRCM_TRACING
 
 #undef TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH
 #define TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH .
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ TRACE_EVENT(brcms_dpc,
 
 #include <trace/define_trace.h>
 
-#endif /* CONFIG_BRCMDBG */
+#endif /* CONFIG_BRCM_TRACING */