diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 02a818151c66..736ef63ea03f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1985,7 +1985,6 @@ config CMDLINE
 choice
 	prompt "Kernel command line type" if CMDLINE != ""
 	default CMDLINE_FROM_BOOTLOADER
-	depends on ATAGS
 
 config CMDLINE_FROM_BOOTLOADER
 	bool "Use bootloader kernel arguments if available"