- IFUPDOWN_IFSTATE_PATH depends on IFUPDOWN
diff --git a/networking/Config.in b/networking/Config.in
index 5275adc..d687dbe 100644
--- a/networking/Config.in
+++ b/networking/Config.in
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@
 config IFUPDOWN_IFSTATE_PATH
 	string "Absolute path to ifstate file"
 	default "/var/run/ifstate"
+	depends on IFUPDOWN
 	help
 	  ifupdown keeps state information in a file called ifstate.
 	  Typically it is located in /var/run/ifstate, however