diff --git a/drivers/staging/ipx/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/ipx/Kconfig
index e9ad0062fbb6..cdff083d0ee6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ipx/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/ipx/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #
 config IPX
 	tristate "The IPX protocol"
+	depends on NET
 	select LLC
 	---help---
 	  This is support for the Novell networking protocol, IPX, commonly