diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 3e53441ee067..8a0800e5be9d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -1629,6 +1629,7 @@ config CMDLINE
 
 config CMDLINE_FORCE
 	bool "Always use the default kernel command string"
+	depends on CMDLINE != ""
 	help
 	  Always use the default kernel command string, even if the boot
 	  loader passes other arguments to the kernel.