diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index c768bcdda1b700331a991cad681c5c2d6862c419..4eebb9022985a926be81cd8dfcd4dd5f0a2abc12 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ config DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL && !MEMORY_HOTPLUG && \
 		(X86 || ARM || PPC || S390 || SPARC64 || SUPERH || MICROBLAZE || TILE)
 
-	select DEBUG_FS if SYSFS
+	select DEBUG_FS
 	select STACKTRACE if STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
 	select KALLSYMS
 	select CRC32