diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 6a649902c5acc966b83959b7b8ffb9ad13a52911..58a0650293e19082ad2b4f951d17a35b78f9224a 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ config NFSD_V3_ACL
 
 config NFSD_V4
 	bool "Provide NFSv4 server support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on NFSD_V3 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on NFSD && NFSD_V3 && EXPERIMENTAL
 	select RPCSEC_GSS_KRB5
 	help
 	  If you would like to include the NFSv4 server as well as the NFSv2