diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/.kunitconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/.kunitconfig
index ce8a4348669d..aaf30db71cea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/.kunitconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/.kunitconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # xe dependencies
 CONFIG_KUNIT=y
 CONFIG_PCI=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=y
 CONFIG_DRM=y
 CONFIG_DRM_XE=y
 CONFIG_EXPERT=y
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Kconfig.debug b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Kconfig.debug
index b61fd43a76fe..565be3f6b9b9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Kconfig.debug
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ config DRM_XE_SIMPLE_ERROR_CAPTURE
 
 config DRM_XE_KUNIT_TEST
         tristate "KUnit tests for the drm xe driver" if !KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
-	depends on DRM_XE && KUNIT
+	depends on DRM_XE && KUNIT && DEBUG_FS
 	default KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
 	select DRM_EXPORT_FOR_TESTS if m
 	help