diff --git a/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/Kconfig
index c91a56f77bcb..192cc8d0853f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config FB_OLPC_DCON
 	tristate "One Laptop Per Child Display CONtroller support"
 	depends on OLPC && FB
 	depends on I2C
+	depends on BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	depends on (GPIO_CS5535 || GPIO_CS5535=n)
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
 	help