diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 02b9f76945..e8f8b29561 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ config EVENT_FD_POLL
 config EVENT_FD_NPOLLWAITERS
 	int "Number of eventFD poll waiters"
 	default 2
+	depends on EVENT_FD_POLL
 	---help---
 		Maximum number of threads that can be waiting on poll()