diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index 4cc619e..bde1c66 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -1006,6 +1006,7 @@
 
 config RAW_DRIVER
 	tristate "RAW driver (/dev/raw/rawN) (OBSOLETE)"
+	depends on BLOCK
 	help
 	  The raw driver permits block devices to be bound to /dev/raw/rawN. 
 	  Once bound, I/O against /dev/raw/rawN uses efficient zero-copy I/O.