diff --git a/test/Kconfig b/test/Kconfig
index ca648d23376..c3db727c58e 100644
--- a/test/Kconfig
+++ b/test/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ menu "Testing"
 
 config UNIT_TEST
 	bool "Unit tests"
+	depends on CMDLINE
 	help
 	  Select this to compile in unit tests for various parts of
 	  U-Boot. Test suites will be subcommands of the "ut" command.