diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig.um b/arch/um/Kconfig.um
index 90a438acbfafcf00aa8281f03ca44228250189e4..b5e675e370c67203ef301ee0c0766d2babd5a330 100644
--- a/arch/um/Kconfig.um
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig.um
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ config HOSTFS
 
 config HPPFS
 	tristate "HoneyPot ProcFS (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PROC_FS
 	help
 	  hppfs (HoneyPot ProcFS) is a filesystem which allows UML /proc
 	  entries to be overridden, removed, or fabricated from the host.