diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 49d993c..365e79f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@
 
 config HOTPLUG_CPU
 	bool "Support for hot-pluggable CPUs"
-	depends on SMP && HOTPLUG
+	depends on SMP
 	help
 	  Say Y here to experiment with turning CPUs off and on.  CPUs
 	  can be controlled through /sys/devices/system/cpu.