diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/Kconfig b/drivers/nvme/target/Kconfig
index b77ce4350695ecfa560d6d569448168db672a353..6bbd7890c3ad0afb4808f3e94ab0f5cf2b63834c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ config NVME_TARGET
 config NVME_TARGET_LOOP
 	tristate "NVMe loopback device support"
 	depends on BLK_DEV_NVME
+	depends on CONFIGFS_FS
 	select NVME_TARGET
 	select NVME_FABRICS
 	select SG_POOL