diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index a1003eaa65d4..1ec4764f9b05 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ config BFIN_UART3_CTSRTS
 
 config SERIAL_IMX
 	tristate "IMX serial port support"
+	depends on HAS_DMA
 	depends on ARCH_MXC || COMPILE_TEST
 	select SERIAL_CORE
 	select RATIONAL