diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig b/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
index de1554809eec..3624cfe4f2a2 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ config PINCTRL_ST
 
 config PINCTRL_STMFX
 	tristate "STMicroelectronics STMFX GPIO expander pinctrl driver"
+	depends on OF
 	depends on I2C
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM
 	select GENERIC_PINCONF