diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/Kconfig b/drivers/media/rc/Kconfig
index 946d2ec419db4bb33f5c5a8706edc868b770cbf4..88c8ecd1304487a79203e0fcb2dae428d463f6b7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/Kconfig
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ config IR_PWM_TX
 	depends on RC_CORE
 	depends on LIRC
 	depends on PWM
+	depends on OF || COMPILE_TEST
 	---help---
 	   Say Y if you want to use a PWM based IR transmitter. This is
 	   more power efficient than the bit banging gpio driver.