diff --git a/block/Kconfig b/block/Kconfig
index 9af6c614dfde..83766a6bdee2 100644
--- a/block/Kconfig
+++ b/block/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Block layer core configuration
 #
 config BLOCK
-       bool "Enable the block layer"
+       bool "Enable the block layer" if EMBEDDED
        default y
        help
 	 This permits the block layer to be removed from the kernel if it's not