diff --git a/drivers/firewire/Kconfig b/drivers/firewire/Kconfig
index 4199849..145974f 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/firewire/Kconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 menu "IEEE 1394 (FireWire) support"
+	depends on HAS_DMA
 	depends on PCI || COMPILE_TEST
 	# firewire-core does not depend on PCI but is
 	# not useful without PCI controller driver