diff --git a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
index 683bf71..8b87b7a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
 config NFSD_FAULT_INJECTION
 	bool "NFS server manual fault injection"
-	depends on NFSD_V4 && DEBUG_KERNEL
+	depends on NFSD_V4 && DEBUG_KERNEL && DEBUG_FS
 	help
 	  This option enables support for manually injecting faults
 	  into the NFS server.  This is intended to be used for