diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index e207be6..97f3174 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
 
 config CONFIGFS_FS
 	tristate "Userspace-driven configuration filesystem (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on SYSFS && EXPERIMENTAL
 	help
 	  configfs is a ram-based filesystem that provides the converse
 	  of sysfs's functionality. Where sysfs is a filesystem-based