diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
index fe509b88f99a8f10272be64589b873ae9bf94e7c..b2391d994da2273ac4b48edb58a7d1ad7ea73b25 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ config ARM_GIC_PM
 
 config ARM_GIC_MAX_NR
 	int
+	depends on ARM_GIC
 	default 2 if ARCH_REALVIEW
 	default 1