diff --git a/sys/Kconfig b/sys/Kconfig
index 4548ca4a56..e0af252aec 100644
--- a/sys/Kconfig
+++ b/sys/Kconfig
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ rsource "seq/Kconfig"
 rsource "shell/Kconfig"
 rsource "test_utils/Kconfig"
 rsource "timex/Kconfig"
+rsource "trace/Kconfig"
 rsource "tsrb/Kconfig"
 rsource "uri_parser/Kconfig"
 rsource "usb/Kconfig"
diff --git a/sys/trace/Kconfig b/sys/trace/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9f7edcc3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/trace/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Inria
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+#
+
+config MODULE_TRACE
+    bool "Trace program flows"
+    depends on TEST_KCONFIG
+    select MODULE_ZTIMER
+    select MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC
+    select MODULE_ZTIMER_PERIPH_TIMER