diff --git a/drivers/pps/clients/Kconfig b/drivers/pps/clients/Kconfig
index c2e0f1e97bcd..445197d4a8c4 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/clients/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pps/clients/Kconfig
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ config PPS_CLIENT_PARPORT
 
 config PPS_CLIENT_GPIO
 	tristate "PPS client using GPIO"
-	depends on PPS
+	depends on PPS && GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you get support for a PPS source using
 	  GPIO. To be useful you must also register a platform device