diff --git a/config/debug/ltrace.in b/config/debug/ltrace.in
index 61f5531d..cdea7197 100644
--- a/config/debug/ltrace.in
+++ b/config/debug/ltrace.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # ltrace
 
+## depends on ! BARE_METAL
 ## select LIBELF_TARGET
 ##
 ## help ltrace is a program that simply runs the specified command until it exits.