diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index a18dd525e42b..1aec3cf002f7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ config SERIAL_SB1250_DUART_CONSOLE
 
 config SERIAL_ATMEL
 	bool "AT91 on-chip serial port support"
+	depends on COMMON_CLK
 	depends on ARCH_AT91 || COMPILE_TEST
 	select SERIAL_CORE
 	select SERIAL_MCTRL_GPIO if GPIOLIB