diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index e330594d3709e6d382b2e5168cea989127793aa1..e926884c1675c04c3d150ddc83eaa89f91a0cb4a 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ source "net/dns_resolver/Kconfig"
 
 config RPS
 	boolean
-	depends on SMP && SYSFS
+	depends on SMP && SYSFS && USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS
 	default y
 
 menu "Network testing"