diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index c25eb188fb..0fc938dc87 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ static const init_fnc_t init_sequence_f[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
 	fdtdec_setup,
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_EARLY
 	trace_early_init,
 #endif
 	initf_malloc,