diff --git a/drivers/media/video/Kconfig b/drivers/media/video/Kconfig
index 75404fc8e5c2..27b728fce7a7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/video/Kconfig
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ config VIDEO_VIU
 config VIDEO_VIVI
 	tristate "Virtual Video Driver"
 	depends on VIDEO_DEV && VIDEO_V4L2 && !SPARC32 && !SPARC64
-	depends on (FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE) && FONTS
+	depends on FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE || STI_CONSOLE
 	select FONT_8x16
 	select VIDEOBUF_VMALLOC
 	default n