diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 567c45b33651..1e7a40e00bc0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ config MIPS_MT_FPAFF
 
 config MIPS_VPE_LOADER
 	bool "VPE loader support."
-	depends on SYS_SUPPORTS_MULTITHREADING
+	depends on SYS_SUPPORTS_MULTITHREADING && MODULES
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_VI
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_EI
 	select MIPS_MT