diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
index dcf04a09185de5fbd3507e221de81abbe9be90f1..64d3f1e9ca85e4a925b2c38680af74c70dc27a53 100644
--- a/security/Kconfig
+++ b/security/Kconfig
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ config KEYS_DEBUG_PROC_KEYS
 
 config SECURITY
 	bool "Enable different security models"
+	depends on SYSFS
 	help
 	  This allows you to choose different security modules to be
 	  configured into your kernel.