diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/Kconfig b/fs/ocfs2/Kconfig
index 0d840669698e..ab152c00cd3a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/Kconfig
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ config OCFS2_FS_USERSPACE_CLUSTER
 
 config OCFS2_FS_STATS
 	bool "OCFS2 statistics"
-	depends on OCFS2_FS
+	depends on OCFS2_FS && DEBUG_FS
 	default y
 	help
 	  This option allows some fs statistics to be captured. Enabling