diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/Kconfig b/drivers/media/platform/Kconfig
index 31dc3c254a72..91b0c7324afb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/Kconfig
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ config VIDEO_MESON_AO_CEC
 
 config CEC_GPIO
 	tristate "Generic GPIO-based CEC driver"
-	depends on PREEMPT
+	depends on PREEMPT || COMPILE_TEST
 	select CEC_CORE
 	select CEC_PIN
 	select GPIOLIB