diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 0c421295e613f3436ddb29cf62c4823e48817762..299f7f3b5b0871fdd332a647f83ea54d2ddf059b 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ config DEBUG_IOREMAP
 
 config DEBUG_FS
 	bool "Debug Filesystem"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
+	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && SYSFS
 	help
 	  debugfs is a virtual file system that kernel developers use to put
 	  debugging files into.  Enable this option to be able to read and