diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 0697aa8ea77459d4c36a7f991007c56b7bd967d2..8082c1d142df7e4c15982a40436c9e2110723644 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -2011,7 +2011,7 @@ config E1000_DISABLE_PACKET_SPLIT
 
 config E1000E
 	tristate "Intel(R) PRO/1000 PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support"
-	depends on PCI
+	depends on PCI && (!SPARC32 || BROKEN)
 	---help---
 	  This driver supports the PCI-Express Intel(R) PRO/1000 gigabit
 	  ethernet family of adapters. For PCI or PCI-X e1000 adapters,