diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index 520dae6e6ed0..05efa6a5199e 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ config ZONE_DEVICE
 	bool "Device memory (pmem, etc...) hotplug support" if EXPERT
 	depends on MEMORY_HOTPLUG
 	depends on MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
+	depends on SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP
 	depends on X86_64 #arch_add_memory() comprehends device memory
 
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