diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
index 7a58bd5522fd..0f314eb430c1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ config MTD_BFIN_ASYNC
 
 config MTD_UCLINUX
 	bool "Generic uClinux RAM/ROM filesystem support"
-	depends on MTD_PARTITIONS && MTD_RAM && !MMU
+	depends on MTD_PARTITIONS && MTD_RAM=y && !MMU
 	help
 	  Map driver to support image based filesystems for uClinux.