diff --git a/libs/libc/stdio/Kconfig b/libs/libc/stdio/Kconfig
index 3d213bf610b..7a198e67ce8 100644
--- a/libs/libc/stdio/Kconfig
+++ b/libs/libc/stdio/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ menu "Standard C I/O"
 
 config STDIO_DISABLE_BUFFERING
 	bool "Disable STDIO Buffering"
+	depends on FILE_STREAM
 	default n
 	---help---
 		Tiny systems may need to disable all support for I/O buffering in