diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index 50b809346bf9..70a2ac0ca9fd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ config DRM_PRIVACY_SCREEN
 
 config DRM_WERROR
 	bool "Compile the drm subsystem with warnings as errors"
-	depends on EXPERT
+	depends on DRM && EXPERT
 	default n
 	help
 	  A kernel build should not cause any compiler warnings, and this