diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
index ecfcdba..9b31f43 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@
 						DEBUG_IMX53_UART || \
 						DEBUG_IMX6Q_UART
 	default 1
+	depends on ARCH_MXC
 	help
 	  Choose UART port on which kernel low-level debug messages
 	  should be output.