pr_err("Failed to apply filter: %s\n", buf);
        }
 
-       xbc_node_for_each_array_value(enode, "actions", anode, p) {
-               if (strlcpy(buf, p, ARRAY_SIZE(buf)) >= ARRAY_SIZE(buf))
-                       pr_err("action string is too long: %s\n", p);
-               else if (trigger_process_regex(file, buf) < 0)
-                       pr_err("Failed to apply an action: %s\n", buf);
-       }
+       if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HIST_TRIGGERS)) {
+               xbc_node_for_each_array_value(enode, "actions", anode, p) {
+                       if (strlcpy(buf, p, ARRAY_SIZE(buf)) >= ARRAY_SIZE(buf))
+                               pr_err("action string is too long: %s\n", p);
+                       else if (trigger_process_regex(file, buf) < 0)
+                               pr_err("Failed to apply an action: %s\n", buf);
+               }
+       } else if (xbc_node_find_value(enode, "actions", NULL))
+               pr_err("Failed to apply event actions because CONFIG_HIST_TRIGGERS is not set.\n");
 
        if (xbc_node_find_value(enode, "enable", NULL)) {
                if (trace_event_enable_disable(file, 1, 0) < 0)