diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 96b54595f1dc..d54d0cadcc06 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ config SIGNALFD
 config TIMERFD
 	bool "Enable timerfd() system call" if EMBEDDED
 	select ANON_INODES
+	depends on BROKEN
 	default y
 	help
 	  Enable the timerfd() system call that allows to receive timer