diff --git a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
index 5809e5f5b157..5c92e4a50882 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ config VIRTIO_MEM
 	depends on VIRTIO
 	depends on MEMORY_HOTPLUG_SPARSE
 	depends on MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
-	select CONTIG_ALLOC
+	depends on CONTIG_ALLOC
 	help
 	 This driver provides access to virtio-mem paravirtualized memory
 	 devices, allowing to hotplug and hotunplug memory.