diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index fa489b10c38c..b3f4ffa89d02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -2500,6 +2500,7 @@ config MLX4_CORE
 
 config MLX4_DEBUG
 	bool "Verbose debugging output" if (MLX4_CORE && EMBEDDED)
+	depends on MLX4_CORE
 	default y
 	---help---
 	  This option causes debugging code to be compiled into the