diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig
index 84506053a7ca7411d88bbbfbf8d20ba6bf03ae19..d84583776d50609d846e34014a4dc94c76c0a51d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ menu "Display Panels"
 config DRM_PANEL_SIMPLE
 	tristate "support for simple panels"
 	depends on OF
+	depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
 	help
 	  DRM panel driver for dumb panels that need at most a regulator and
 	  a GPIO to be powered up. Optionally a backlight can be attached so