diff --git a/drivers/staging/ralink-gdma/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/ralink-gdma/Kconfig
index 54e8029e6b1a..0017376234e2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ralink-gdma/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/ralink-gdma/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 config DMA_RALINK
 	tristate "RALINK DMA support"
 	depends on RALINK && !SOC_RT288X
+	depends on DMADEVICES
 	select DMA_ENGINE
 	select DMA_VIRTUAL_CHANNELS