diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
index 0728a10..24e6e07 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 	case TRACE_STACK:
 	case TRACE_PRINT:
 	case TRACE_SPECIAL:
+	case TRACE_BRANCH:
 		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -544,3 +545,25 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSPROF_TRACER */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BRANCH_TRACER
+int
+trace_selftest_startup_branch(struct tracer *trace, struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	unsigned long count;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* start the tracing */
+	trace->init(tr);
+	/* Sleep for a 1/10 of a second */
+	msleep(100);
+	/* stop the tracing. */
+	tracing_stop();
+	/* check the trace buffer */
+	ret = trace_test_buffer(tr, &count);
+	trace->reset(tr);
+	tracing_start();
+
+	return ret;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_BRANCH_TRACER */