diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 8ae3d48d504c..bd620a481bee 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config ARM
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER if (!XIP_KERNEL)
 	select HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD if (!XIP_KERNEL)
 	select HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE if (!XIP_KERNEL)
+	select HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER if (!THUMB2_KERNEL)
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_DMA_COHERENT
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_GZIP
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_LZO
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
index 2fd0b99afc4b..eac62085f5b2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ config STRICT_DEVMEM
 config FRAME_POINTER
 	bool
 	depends on !THUMB2_KERNEL
-	default y if !ARM_UNWIND
+	default y if !ARM_UNWIND || FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
 	help
 	  If you say N here, the resulting kernel will be slightly smaller and
 	  faster. However, if neither FRAME_POINTER nor ARM_UNWIND are enabled,