diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index 57963c6063d1..f791196cee8c 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ config DISCONTIGMEM
 
 config SPARSEMEM
 	def_bool y
-	depends on SPARSEMEM_MANUAL
+	depends on (!SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL && ARCH_SPARSEMEM_ENABLE) || SPARSEMEM_MANUAL
 
 config FLATMEM
 	def_bool y