diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig-nommu b/arch/arm/Kconfig-nommu
index b7576349528c12a8ef7533b6b66bc9a68b8dc9f9..6d18395da24d089c358974fd293722f7d22e7923 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig-nommu
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig-nommu
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ config REMAP_VECTORS_TO_RAM
 
 config ARM_MPU
        bool 'Use the ARM v7 PMSA Compliant MPU'
-       depends on CPU_V7
+       depends on !XIP_KERNEL && CPU_V7
        default y
        help
          Some ARM systems without an MMU have instead a Memory Protection