diff --git a/subsys/tracing/Kconfig b/subsys/tracing/Kconfig
index d176f6d7302..d68760ba7b8 100644
--- a/subsys/tracing/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/tracing/Kconfig
@@ -170,6 +170,14 @@ config TRACING_BACKEND_ADSP_MEMORY_WINDOW
 
 endchoice
 
+config TRACING_BACKEND_NAME
+	string
+	default "tracing_backend_uart" if TRACING_BACKEND_UART
+	default "tracing_backend_usb" if TRACING_BACKEND_USB
+	default "tracing_backend_posix" if TRACING_BACKEND_POSIX
+	default "tracing_backend_ram" if TRACING_BACKEND_RAM
+	default "tracing_backend_adsp_memory_window" if TRACING_BACKEND_ADSP_MEMORY_WINDOW
+
 config RAM_TRACING_BUFFER_SIZE
 	int "Ram Tracing buffer size"
 	default 4096
diff --git a/subsys/tracing/tracing_core.c b/subsys/tracing/tracing_core.c
index 85dae090526..90051505512 100644
--- a/subsys/tracing/tracing_core.c
+++ b/subsys/tracing/tracing_core.c
@@ -21,20 +21,6 @@
 #define TRACING_CMD_ENABLE  "enable"
 #define TRACING_CMD_DISABLE "disable"
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACING_BACKEND_UART
-#define TRACING_BACKEND_NAME "tracing_backend_uart"
-#elif defined CONFIG_TRACING_BACKEND_USB
-#define TRACING_BACKEND_NAME "tracing_backend_usb"
-#elif defined CONFIG_TRACING_BACKEND_POSIX
-#define TRACING_BACKEND_NAME "tracing_backend_posix"
-#elif defined CONFIG_TRACING_BACKEND_RAM
-#define TRACING_BACKEND_NAME "tracing_backend_ram"
-#elif defined CONFIG_TRACING_BACKEND_ADSP_MEMORY_WINDOW
-#define TRACING_BACKEND_NAME "tracing_backend_adsp_memory_window"
-#else
-#define TRACING_BACKEND_NAME ""
-#endif
-
 enum tracing_state {
 	TRACING_DISABLE = 0,
 	TRACING_ENABLE
@@ -94,7 +80,7 @@ static int tracing_init(void)
 
 	tracing_buffer_init();
 
-	working_backend = tracing_backend_get(TRACING_BACKEND_NAME);
+	working_backend = tracing_backend_get(CONFIG_TRACING_BACKEND_NAME);
 	tracing_backend_init(working_backend);
 
 	atomic_set(&tracing_packet_drop_num, 0);