diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig b/drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig
index fa0d582efb3d..f12ac0b28263 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config RPMSG
 config RPMSG_CHAR
 	tristate "RPMSG device interface"
 	depends on RPMSG
+	depends on NET
 	help
 	  Say Y here to export rpmsg endpoints as device files, usually found
 	  in /dev. They make it possible for user-space programs to send and