diff --git a/block/Kconfig b/block/Kconfig
index e10895647f728bc2cca05c1f39a37a0f49659d5e..9bda7bc80307f2a69c06a0c46819c0a10d5321e2 100644
--- a/block/Kconfig
+++ b/block/Kconfig
@@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ config BLK_DEV_BSG
 	protocols (e.g. Task Management Functions and SMP in Serial
 	Attached SCSI).
 
+endif # BLOCK
+
 config BLOCK_COMPAT
 	bool
+	depends on BLOCK && COMPAT
 	default y
 
-endif # BLOCK
-
 source block/Kconfig.iosched