diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 666783eb50ab..2e15b4a8478e 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ config IO_URING
 
 config GCOV_PROFILE_URING
 	bool "Enable GCOV profiling on the io_uring subsystem"
-	depends on GCOV_KERNEL
+	depends on IO_URING && GCOV_KERNEL
 	help
 	  Enable GCOV profiling on the io_uring subsystem, to facilitate
 	  code coverage testing.