diff --git a/hostapd/defconfig b/hostapd/defconfig
index 9e79fb2f7..f5298cd19 100644
--- a/hostapd/defconfig
+++ b/hostapd/defconfig
@@ -162,4 +162,4 @@ CONFIG_IPV6=y
 # Use libbfd to get more details for developer debugging
 # This enables use of libbfd to get more detailed symbols for the backtraces
 # generated by CONFIG_WPA_TRACE=y.
-CONFIG_WPA_TRACE_BFD=y
+#CONFIG_WPA_TRACE_BFD=y
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/defconfig b/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
index c9720c35b..de71c58ce 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
@@ -391,4 +391,4 @@ CONFIG_PEERKEY=y
 # Use libbfd to get more details for developer debugging
 # This enables use of libbfd to get more detailed symbols for the backtraces
 # generated by CONFIG_WPA_TRACE=y.
-CONFIG_WPA_TRACE_BFD=y
+#CONFIG_WPA_TRACE_BFD=y