diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index b17e231ca6f79..2a926d0de4238 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ config DRM_DEBUG_DP_MST_TOPOLOGY_REFS
 config DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION
 	bool "Enable legacy fbdev support for your modesetting driver"
 	depends on DRM
-	depends on FB
+	depends on FB=y || FB=DRM
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA