diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 163fbfc..1ea0d12 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@
 config CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER
 	bool
 
+config RING_BUFFER_ALLOW_SWAP
+	bool
+	help
+	 Allow the use of ring_buffer_swap_cpu.
+	 Adds a very slight overhead to tracing when enabled.
+
 # All tracer options should select GENERIC_TRACER. For those options that are
 # enabled by all tracers (context switch and event tracer) they select TRACING.
 # This allows those options to appear when no other tracer is selected. But the
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@
 	select TRACE_IRQFLAGS
 	select GENERIC_TRACER
 	select TRACER_MAX_TRACE
+	select RING_BUFFER_ALLOW_SWAP
 	help
 	  This option measures the time spent in irqs-off critical
 	  sections, with microsecond accuracy.
@@ -167,6 +174,7 @@
 	depends on PREEMPT
 	select GENERIC_TRACER
 	select TRACER_MAX_TRACE
+	select RING_BUFFER_ALLOW_SWAP
 	help
 	  This option measures the time spent in preemption off critical
 	  sections, with microsecond accuracy.
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 1766c0e..454e74e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2084,6 +2084,7 @@
 
 	rb_start_commit(cpu_buffer);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_RING_BUFFER_ALLOW_SWAP
 	/*
 	 * Due to the ability to swap a cpu buffer from a buffer
 	 * it is possible it was swapped before we committed.
@@ -2096,6 +2097,7 @@
 		local_dec(&cpu_buffer->commits);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	length = rb_calculate_event_length(length);
  again:
@@ -3498,6 +3500,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_empty_cpu);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_RING_BUFFER_ALLOW_SWAP
 /**
  * ring_buffer_swap_cpu - swap a CPU buffer between two ring buffers
  * @buffer_a: One buffer to swap with
@@ -3573,6 +3576,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_swap_cpu);
+#endif /* CONFIG_RING_BUFFER_ALLOW_SWAP */
 
 /**
  * ring_buffer_alloc_read_page - allocate a page to read from buffer