diff --git a/fs/cifs/Kconfig b/fs/cifs/Kconfig
index cb0f1fbe836d..7b95e7971d18 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/cifs/Kconfig
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ config CIFS_XATTR
 
 config CIFS_POSIX
         bool "CIFS POSIX Extensions"
-        depends on CIFS_XATTR
+        depends on CIFS && CIFS_ALLOW_INSECURE_LEGACY && CIFS_XATTR
         help
           Enabling this option will cause the cifs client to attempt to
 	  negotiate a newer dialect with servers, such as Samba 3.0.5