diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index 47768ff87343..80998958cf45 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ config ACPI_IPMI
 
 config ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	bool
-	depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR && HOTPLUG_CPU
+	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && ACPI_PROCESSOR && HOTPLUG_CPU
 	select ACPI_CONTAINER
 	default y