diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/kvm/Kconfig
index 9806e55f91be..df5351e3eed7 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ if VIRTUALIZATION
 
 config KVM
 	tristate "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support"
+	depends on BROKEN
 	depends on HAVE_KVM && MODULES && EXPERIMENTAL
 	# for device assignment:
 	depends on PCI