diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/kvm/Kconfig
index 8e99fed6b3fd..f833a0b4188d 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ if VIRTUALIZATION
 config KVM
 	tristate "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support"
 	depends on HAVE_KVM && EXPERIMENTAL
+	# for device assignment:
+	depends on PCI
 	select PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS
 	select ANON_INODES
 	---help---
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
index ce3251ce5504..b81125f0bdee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ if VIRTUALIZATION
 config KVM
 	tristate "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support"
 	depends on HAVE_KVM
+	# for device assignment:
+	depends on PCI
 	select PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS
 	select MMU_NOTIFIER
 	select ANON_INODES