diff --git a/drivers/tty/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
index b3d17416d86a393d75bc518b9198fa7277b165d8..830cd62d84925e548cd7480b2d6fb3a4e582a08d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ config PPC_EPAPR_HV_BYTECHAN
 
 config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC
 	bool "Early console (udbg) support for ePAPR hypervisors"
-	depends on PPC_EPAPR_HV_BYTECHAN
+	depends on PPC_EPAPR_HV_BYTECHAN=y
 	help
 	  Select this option to enable early console (a.k.a. "udbg") support
 	  via an ePAPR byte channel.  You also need to choose the byte channel