diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig
index 45ffd8e542f4..ed3753d8c109 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ menu "iSeries device drivers"
 
 config VIODASD
 	tristate "iSeries Virtual I/O disk support"
+	depends on BLOCK
 	help
 	  If you are running on an iSeries system and you want to use
 	  virtual disks created and managed by OS/400, say Y.