diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/Kconfig b/drivers/soc/qcom/Kconfig
index 3e4d2133c3d2..eec76141d9b9 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ config QCOM_PM
 config QCOM_SMEM
 	tristate "Qualcomm Shared Memory Manager (SMEM)"
 	depends on ARCH_QCOM
+	depends on HWSPINLOCK
 	help
 	  Say y here to enable support for the Qualcomm Shared Memory Manager.
 	  The driver provides an interface to items in a heap shared among all