diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 194824932a60..c7d7ede6300c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ config NUMA
 
 config NODES_SHIFT
 	int
+	depends on NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES
 	default "1"
 
 config SCHED_SMT