diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index d27f54a2df77cd3c80bf10032a4403e531fca8cc..9f6cc8a5607371b346622756bc96610b998204ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -2426,7 +2426,7 @@ config CHELSIO_T3
 
 config EHEA
 	tristate "eHEA Ethernet support"
-	depends on IBMEBUS && INET && SPARSEMEM
+	depends on IBMEBUS && INET && SPARSEMEM && MEMORY_HOTPLUG
 	select INET_LRO
 	---help---
 	  This driver supports the IBM pSeries eHEA ethernet adapter.