diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 3fa36d2bc290..450d3c2cfbd2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ config CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER
 	  This tracer gets called from the context switch and records
 	  all switching of tasks.
 
-config EVENT_TRACER
+config ENABLE_EVENT_TRACING
 	bool "Trace various events in the kernel"
 	select TRACING
 	help
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ config EVENT_TRACER
 	  allowing the user to pick and choose which trace point they
 	  want to trace.
 
+	  Note, all tracers enable event tracing. This option is
+	  only a convenience to enable event tracing when no other
+	  tracers are selected.
+
 config FTRACE_SYSCALLS
 	bool "Trace syscalls"
 	depends on HAVE_FTRACE_SYSCALLS