diff --git a/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
index 6bdedd7cca2cd3cd630370732b71b8b530992ca9..cf047c406d92797777d6255122f23b5a8297c58a 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ config PATA_PLATFORM
 
 config PATA_OF_PLATFORM
 	tristate "OpenFirmware platform device PATA support"
-	depends on PATA_PLATFORM && OF
+	depends on PATA_PLATFORM && OF && OF_IRQ
 	help
 	  This option enables support for generic directly connected ATA
 	  devices commonly found on embedded systems with OpenFirmware