diff --git a/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
index 842cd3450b571ef2221b2fe30bc50a0a80c4b558..47d9356991e95c1cb8f07dbf5b7ee2f6907341cd 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ config SATA_DWC_VDEBUG
 
 config SATA_HIGHBANK
 	tristate "Calxeda Highbank SATA support"
+	depends on HAS_DMA
 	depends on ARCH_HIGHBANK || COMPILE_TEST
 	help
 	  This option enables support for the Calxeda Highbank SoC's