diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/octeon/Kconfig
index 638ad6b35891..9493128e5fd2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config OCTEON_ETHERNET
 	tristate "Cavium Networks Octeon Ethernet support"
-	depends on CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON
+	depends on CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON && NETDEVICES
 	select PHYLIB
 	select MDIO_OCTEON
 	help