diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
index 2ac220bfd0edb3ee65fb2b4047d5e88b1e5cc23d..63db8bcf03bfdab279a65cde32b506589ab7769d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config DRM_I915
 	tristate "Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics"
 	depends on DRM
 	depends on X86 && PCI
+	depends on !PREEMPT_RT
 	select INTEL_GTT
 	select INTERVAL_TREE
 	# we need shmfs for the swappable backing store, and in particular