diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
index b915fe658979..2ca9114fcf00 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM_ADDR
 config FAIL_IOMMU
 	bool "Fault-injection capability for IOMMU"
 	depends on FAULT_INJECTION
+	depends on PCI || IBMVIO
 	help
 	  Provide fault-injection capability for IOMMU. Each device can
 	  be selectively enabled via the fail_iommu property.