diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
index af41159..5b1a7d4 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -1060,6 +1060,7 @@
 
 config KPROBES
 	bool "Kprobes (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && MODULES
 	help
 	  Kprobes allows you to trap at almost any kernel address and
 	  execute a callback function.  register_kprobe() establishes
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 845cd09..a85ea9d 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@
 
 config KPROBES
 	bool "Kprobes (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && MODULES
 	help
 	  Kprobes allows you to trap at almost any kernel address and
 	  execute a callback function.  register_kprobe() establishes
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 80d114a..a834f9e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@
 
 config KPROBES
 	bool "Kprobes (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on PPC64
+	depends on PPC64 && EXPERIMENTAL && MODULES
 	help
 	  Kprobes allows you to trap at almost any kernel address and
 	  execute a callback function.  register_kprobe() establishes
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/Kconfig b/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
index ab733be..4c0a50a 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@
 
 config KPROBES
 	bool "Kprobes (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && MODULES
 	help
 	  Kprobes allows you to trap at almost any kernel address and
 	  execute a callback function.  register_kprobe() establishes
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
index babc31b..e18eb79 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@
 
 config KPROBES
 	bool "Kprobes (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && MODULES
 	help
 	  Kprobes allows you to trap at almost any kernel address and
 	  execute a callback function.  register_kprobe() establishes