diff --git a/drivers/timer/Kconfig.cortex_m_systick b/drivers/timer/Kconfig.cortex_m_systick
index baf1f6c817e..2a4f48832cf 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/Kconfig.cortex_m_systick
+++ b/drivers/timer/Kconfig.cortex_m_systick
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ config CORTEX_M_SYSTICK_IDLE_TIMER
 	default $(dt_chosen_enabled,$(DT_CHOSEN_IDLE_TIMER))
 	depends on COUNTER
 	depends on TICKLESS_KERNEL
+	depends on PM
 	help
 	  There are chips e.g. STMFX family that use SysTick as a system timer,
 	  but SysTick is not clocked in low power mode. These chips usually have