diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index b3250944cde9257ec7e31c1f736bea6f72c350fe..e24fa0873f32efff6fb48ffa06354b14f7e8ba63 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ config WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
 config COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
 	def_bool y
 	depends on COMPAT
-	depends on WIRELESS_EXT || WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
+	depends on WEXT_CORE || WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
 	help
 	  This option makes it possible to send different netlink messages
 	  to tasks depending on whether the task is a compat task or not. To