diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 20f9b557732d2c9faf031d275878d13602131922..2aa4624cc0188e51973326e2b6e6354e99ce3bce 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ config EXT2_FS_SECURITY
 
 config EXT2_FS_XIP
 	bool "Ext2 execute in place support"
-	depends on EXT2_FS
+	depends on EXT2_FS && MMU
 	help
 	  Execute in place can be used on memory-backed block devices. If you
 	  enable this option, you can select to mount block devices which are