diff --git a/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
index a07cbc46ee60..be812fe727fc 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ config PATA_VIA
 
 config PATA_PXA
 	tristate "PXA DMA-capable PATA support"
-	depends on ARCH_PXA
+	depends on ARCH_PXA || COMPILE_TEST
 	help
 	  This option enables support for harddrive attached to PXA CPU's bus.