diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index 8ee3b209fca5..5bff31b6f0f9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@ 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