diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/adc/Kconfig
index 79b04693a5d154601b896a117eb567b2b6b86962..b7b3a9a80043762ae9305c6f39bd209e50c59656 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/Kconfig
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ config SUN4I_GPADC
 	tristate "Support for the Allwinner SoCs GPADC"
 	depends on IIO
 	depends on MFD_SUN4I_GPADC
+	depends on THERMAL || !THERMAL_OF
 	help
 	  Say yes here to build support for Allwinner (A10, A13 and A31) SoCs
 	  GPADC. This ADC provides 4 channels which can be used as an ADC or as