diff --git a/build/config_headers/tracing_config.h b/build/config_headers/tracing_config.h
index 9699908508..7a530b8197 100644
--- a/build/config_headers/tracing_config.h
+++ b/build/config_headers/tracing_config.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #endif
 
 
+#if ENABLE_TRACING
+
 // macros specifying the tracing level for individual components (0 is disabled)
 
 #define BFS_TRACING								0
@@ -34,4 +36,6 @@
 #define TEAM_TRACING							0
 #define USER_MALLOC_TRACING						0
 
+#endif	// ENABLE_TRACING
+
 #endif	// KERNEL_TRACING_CONFIG_H