diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 8711d13..ba22849 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -499,8 +499,7 @@
 	depends on NUMA
 
 config HAVE_MEMORYLESS_NODES
-	def_bool y
-	depends on NUMA
+	def_bool NUMA
 
 config ARCH_PROC_KCORE_TEXT
 	def_bool y