diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
index faed96e33e382..730c2f34d3479 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ if VIRTUALIZATION
 
 config KVM
 	tristate "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support"
-	depends on HIGH_RES_TIMERS
 	depends on X86_LOCAL_APIC
 	select KVM_COMMON
 	select KVM_GENERIC_MMU_NOTIFIER