diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 875ae7699025..ae0949b3394f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -383,8 +383,9 @@ config BLK_DEV_RAM
 	  thus say N here.
 
 config BLK_DEV_RAM_COUNT
-	int "Default number of RAM disks" if BLK_DEV_RAM
+	int "Default number of RAM disks"
 	default "16"
+	depends on BLK_DEV_RAM
 	help
 	  The default value is 16 RAM disks. Change this if you know what
 	  are doing. If you boot from a filesystem that needs to be extracted