diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 949895cff872847e718e15156cc90b6548d8f4ba..aae170fc2795246a09c4f95ed2acf9fb6d5c4a82 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ config NFS_COMMON
 
 config NFS_COMMON_LOCALIO_SUPPORT
 	tristate
-	default n
+	depends on NFS_LOCALIO
 	default y if NFSD=y || NFS_FS=y
 	default m if NFSD=m && NFS_FS=m
 	select SUNRPC