diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index e63a017c391e..322b1f8c21b3 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ config VM_EVENT_COUNTERS
 config SLUB_DEBUG
 	default y
 	bool "Enable SLUB debugging support" if EMBEDDED
+	depends on SLUB
 	help
 	  SLUB has extensive debug support features. Disabling these can
 	  result in significant savings in code size. This also disables