diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 5731eb70e0a0642d422ad8653cd7725b762757d0..1d2a69dd36d89c32e16cbe19d6062d5da95f4d52 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ source "drivers/sfi/Kconfig"
 
 config X86_APM_BOOT
 	def_bool y
-	depends on APM || APM_MODULE
+	depends on APM
 
 menuconfig APM
 	tristate "APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS support"