diff --git a/drivers/staging/stlc45xx/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/stlc45xx/Kconfig
index 8d3f46f190e81aab177cdfd296f279ba7bff596d..947fb75a9c6844ed5e0ec8712e9e6eb546f5f9fe 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/stlc45xx/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/stlc45xx/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config STLC45XX
 	tristate "stlc4550/4560 support"
-	depends on MAC80211 && WLAN_80211 && SPI_MASTER
+	depends on MAC80211 && WLAN_80211 && SPI_MASTER && GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 	---help---
 	  This is a driver for stlc4550 and stlc4560 chipsets.