diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 61c6b73b301fbb152e6ad66c84684376220176f8..4a6757e71d25ae921490deba6e1b41c5a016dd5c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ config X86_UV
 	depends on X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM
 	depends on NUMA
 	depends on EFI
+	depends on KEXEC_CORE
 	depends on X86_X2APIC
 	depends on PCI
 	help