diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
index 9bbb5b39d18a..d16d109a4560 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ config ARM_SA1110_CPUFREQ
 config ARM_SCMI_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "SCMI based CPUfreq driver"
 	depends on ARM_SCMI_PROTOCOL || COMPILE_TEST
+	depends on !CPU_THERMAL || THERMAL
 	select PM_OPP
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUfreq driver support for ARM platforms using SCMI