diff --git a/virt/kvm/Kconfig b/virt/kvm/Kconfig
index 9f8014dda2cf4e7760d09d4745bde79b0ad9d28b..7a79b68535836d51796fb424d4ba95c15eed96ad 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/virt/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ config KVM_GENERIC_DIRTYLOG_READ_PROTECT
 
 config KVM_COMPAT
        def_bool y
-       depends on COMPAT && !S390
+       depends on KVM && COMPAT && !S390
 
 config HAVE_KVM_IRQ_BYPASS
        bool