diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/Kconfig b/drivers/nvdimm/Kconfig
index 2d6862bf7436..f6c533c4d09b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/Kconfig
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ config NVDIMM_DAX
 	  Select Y if unsure
 
 config OF_PMEM
-	tristate "Device-tree support for persistent memory regions"
+	# FIXME: make tristate once OF_NUMA dependency removed
+	bool "Device-tree support for persistent memory regions"
 	depends on OF
 	default LIBNVDIMM
 	help