diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
index 85a78575956c..8078955845ae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ config X86_MINIMUM_CPU_FAMILY
 
 config X86_DEBUGCTLMSR
 	def_bool y
-	depends on !(MK6 || MWINCHIPC6 || MWINCHIP3D || MCYRIXIII || M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || M486 || M386)
+	depends on !(MK6 || MWINCHIPC6 || MWINCHIP3D || MCYRIXIII || M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || M486 || M386) && !UML
 
 menuconfig PROCESSOR_SELECT
 	bool "Supported processor vendors" if EMBEDDED