diff --git a/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.ia32 b/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.ia32
index 25cf5c93cb9..770f6ff4d6d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.ia32
+++ b/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.ia32
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ endmenu
 config X86_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	bool
 	default y
+	select DEBUG_INFO
 	depends on EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
-	depends on DEBUG_INFO
 	depends on !OMIT_FRAME_POINTER
 	help
 	  Internal config to enable runtime stack traces on fatal exceptions.
diff --git a/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.intel64 b/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.intel64
index f519aa24435..36e7110f79a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.intel64
+++ b/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.intel64
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ config X86_EXCEPTION_STACK_SIZE
 config X86_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	bool
 	default y
+	select DEBUG_INFO
 	depends on EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
-	depends on DEBUG_INFO
 	depends on !OMIT_FRAME_POINTER
 	depends on NO_OPTIMIZATIONS
 	help
diff --git a/tests/arch/common/stack_unwind/testcase.yaml b/tests/arch/common/stack_unwind/testcase.yaml
index eee2ffe3112..1699adeae5d 100644
--- a/tests/arch/common/stack_unwind/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/arch/common/stack_unwind/testcase.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ tests:
     arch_allow: x86
     extra_configs:
       - CONFIG_NO_OPTIMIZATIONS=y
-      - CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
       - CONFIG_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER=n
     integration_platforms:
       - qemu_x86