diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
index 3c3e84100d5a..925ee25d05b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ config MLX5_CORE_IPOIB
 config MLX5_MACSEC
 	bool "Connect-X support for MACSec offload"
 	depends on MLX5_CORE_EN
-	depends on MACSEC
+	depends on MACSEC=y || MACSEC=MLX5_CORE
 	default n
 	help
 	  Build support for MACsec cryptography-offload acceleration in the NIC.