diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 7b6dd10b162ac71f4f7dd3ddbe3f8a9a5658fb16..865c1e7346fec2c8a5464e448f1888ce0aeee5da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ config HPET_TIMER
 
 config HPET_EMULATE_RTC
 	def_bool y
-	depends on HPET_TIMER && (RTC=y || RTC=m || RTC_DRV_CMOS=m || RTC_DRV_CMOS=y)
+	depends on HPET_TIMER && (RTC_DRV_CMOS=m || RTC_DRV_CMOS=y)
 
 config APB_TIMER
 	def_bool y if X86_INTEL_MID