diff --git a/fs/ext4/Kconfig b/fs/ext4/Kconfig
index 9acf7e808139..9ed1bb1f319f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/ext4/Kconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ config EXT4_FS
 
 config EXT4_USE_FOR_EXT23
 	bool "Use ext4 for ext2/ext3 file systems"
+	depends on EXT4_FS
 	depends on EXT3_FS=n || EXT2_FS=n
 	default y
 	help