diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index f5be8081cd81..735bbe2be51a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ source "drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig"
 
 config NVRAM
 	tristate "/dev/nvram support"
-	depends on ATARI || X86 || ARM || GENERIC_NVRAM
+	depends on ATARI || X86 || (ARM && RTC_DRV_CMOS) || GENERIC_NVRAM
 	---help---
 	  If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/nvram
 	  with major number 10 and minor number 144 using mknod ("man mknod"),