diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index e9aeccdfbe35..a0162cbf0557 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 if TTY
 
 menu "Serial drivers"
-	depends on HAS_IOMEM
+	depends on HAS_IOMEM && GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 
 source "drivers/tty/serial/8250/Kconfig"