diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/kvm/Kconfig
index 0a2d6b86075a66ce45908ee6fc66f2cd981b4c8c..64d5209378749ff7175f8218fdbb546ee6310315 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if VIRTUALIZATION
 
 config KVM
 	tristate "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support"
-	depends on HAVE_KVM && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on HAVE_KVM && MODULES && EXPERIMENTAL
 	# for device assignment:
 	depends on PCI
 	select PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS