diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index 31be3ac2e21b..e023682be2c4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ config VIRTIO_CONSOLE
 
 config HVCS
 	tristate "IBM Hypervisor Virtual Console Server support"
-	depends on PPC_PSERIES
+	depends on PPC_PSERIES && HVC_CONSOLE
 	help
 	  Partitionable IBM Power5 ppc64 machines allow hosting of
 	  firmware virtual consoles from one Linux partition by