diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/common/Make.defs b/arch/xtensa/src/common/Make.defs
index 629c19d2bfa..f50485ced02 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/common/Make.defs
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/common/Make.defs
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_FPU),y)
   CMN_CSRCS += xtensa_fpucmp.c
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SCHED_BACKTRACE),y)
+  CMN_CSRCS += xtensa_backtrace.c
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPINLOCK),y)
   CMN_CSRCS += xtensa_testset.c
 endif