diff --git a/fs/pstore/Kconfig b/fs/pstore/Kconfig
index 8adabde685f132f2375114bef345e27db85a9265..328da35da390859dd3687eaed0b078299e1ca33b 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/pstore/Kconfig
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ config PSTORE_BLK
 	tristate "Log panic/oops to a block device"
 	depends on PSTORE
 	depends on BLOCK
+	depends on BROKEN
 	select PSTORE_ZONE
 	default n
 	help