diff --git a/net/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
index 7d1c3c0..acf6705 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ config NETFILTER_XTABLES
 	  ip6_tables or arp_tables.
 
 config NF_TABLES
+       depends on NETFILTER_NETLINK
        tristate "Netfilter nf_tables support"
 
 config NFT_PAYLOAD