diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 3073f679584b9cd229c99dd60926cb2569c5d5ee..f8a602caabcb9595d249065569eb0dbc03a3aef4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 menuconfig NETDEVICES
 	default y if UML
+	depends on NET
 	bool "Network device support"
 	---help---
 	  You can say N here if you don't intend to connect your Linux box to