diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.kasan b/lib/Kconfig.kasan
index c253c1b46c6b..befb127507c0 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.kasan
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.kasan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ if HAVE_ARCH_KASAN
 
 config KASAN
 	bool "KASan: runtime memory debugger"
-	depends on SLUB || (SLAB && !DEBUG_SLAB)
+	depends on (SLUB && SYSFS) || (SLAB && !DEBUG_SLAB)
 	select SLUB_DEBUG if SLUB
 	select CONSTRUCTORS
 	select STACKDEPOT