diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
index 039004400987..ef48f23823c8 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ config THERMAL_EMULATION
 
 config HISI_THERMAL
 	tristate "Hisilicon thermal driver"
-	depends on ARCH_HISI && CPU_THERMAL && OF
+	depends on (ARCH_HISI && CPU_THERMAL && OF) || COMPILE_TEST
 	help
 	  Enable this to plug hisilicon's thermal sensor driver into the Linux
 	  thermal framework. cpufreq is used as the cooling device to throttle