diff --git a/drivers/firmware/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
index db0ea2d2d75a2..a9c613c32282b 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ menu "Firmware Drivers"
 config ARM_SCMI_PROTOCOL
 	tristate "ARM System Control and Management Interface (SCMI) Message Protocol"
 	depends on ARM || ARM64 || COMPILE_TEST
-	depends on MAILBOX
+	depends on MAILBOX || HAVE_ARM_SMCCC_DISCOVERY
 	help
 	  ARM System Control and Management Interface (SCMI) protocol is a
 	  set of operating system-independent software interfaces that are
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h
index 228bf4a71d237..8685619d38f96 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ struct scmi_desc {
 };
 
 extern const struct scmi_desc scmi_mailbox_desc;
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARM_SMCCC
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARM_SMCCC_DISCOVERY
 extern const struct scmi_desc scmi_smc_desc;
 #endif