diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 6bf376f5d7a1..07570008e2fd 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ config CROSS_COMPILE
 
 config COMPILE_TEST
 	bool "Compile also drivers which will not load"
-	depends on !UML && !S390
-	default n
+	depends on HAS_IOMEM
 	help
 	  Some drivers can be compiled on a different platform than they are
 	  intended to be run on. Despite they cannot be loaded there (or even