diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index 4c4a83cb4e76..70b13d6ebe93 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -479,7 +479,6 @@ CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 # CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK is not set
 CONFIG_PANIC_TIMEOUT=5
 CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS=y
-CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER=y
 # CONFIG_RUNTIME_TESTING_MENU is not set
 CONFIG_CORESIGHT=y
 CONFIG_CORESIGHT_STM=y