diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
index f114dd6919f244564ce0f91cca554df251b5a141..1b74f4eae16d12ad324d68f271652579636274cf 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ config RCAR_THERMAL
 
 config KIRKWOOD_THERMAL
 	tristate "Temperature sensor on Marvell Kirkwood SoCs"
-	depends on MACH_KIRKWOOD
+	depends on MACH_KIRKWOOD || COMPILE_TEST
 	depends on OF
 	help
 	  Support for the Kirkwood thermal sensor driver into the Linux thermal