diff --git a/drivers/dax/Kconfig b/drivers/dax/Kconfig
index b7053eafd88e..6b7e20eae16c 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/dax/Kconfig
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ config DEV_DAX
 
 config DEV_DAX_PMEM
 	tristate "PMEM DAX: direct access to persistent memory"
-	depends on LIBNVDIMM && NVDIMM_DAX
+	depends on LIBNVDIMM && NVDIMM_DAX && DEV_DAX
 	default DEV_DAX
 	help
 	  Support raw access to persistent memory.  Note that this