diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig b/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig
index 11f81b6fd6d9411dc4fe73b8caadf28841aae572..f145f1558353f22b34b2110db2522317abe3b65c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_IO_ACCESSORS
 
 config MMC_SDHCI_BIG_ENDIAN_32BIT_BYTE_SWAPPER
 	bool
+	depends on MMC_SDHCI
 	select MMC_SDHCI_IO_ACCESSORS
 	help
 	  This option is selected by drivers running on big endian hosts