diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index a8f29ea9188d..df936f5f5bb1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ config BOOKE_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
 config MEN_A21_WDT
        tristate "MEN A21 VME CPU Carrier Board Watchdog Timer"
        select WATCHDOG_CORE
-       depends on GPIOLIB
+       depends on GPIOLIB || COMPILE_TEST
        help
         Watchdog driver for MEN A21 VMEbus CPU Carrier Boards.