diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
index 45c044f0fff7a8a4862a2bf05bbacfbb76d3d407..586f0005980510e9683ea6c1dbf436cec6e4d52f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if VIRTUALIZATION
 config KVM
 	tristate "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support"
 	depends on HAVE_KVM
+	depends on HIGH_RES_TIMERS
 	# for device assignment:
 	depends on PCI
 	# for TASKSTATS/TASK_DELAY_ACCT: