1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index ac37a14439c7..c2d6934508ee 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ menuconfig WATCHDOG
 if WATCHDOG
 
 config WATCHDOG_CORE
-        bool "WatchDog Timer Driver Core"
+        tristate "WatchDog Timer Driver Core"
         ---help---
           Say Y here if you want to use the new watchdog timer driver core.
           This driver provides a framework for all watchdog timer drivers
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ if WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_GOV
 
 config WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_GOV_NOOP
         tristate "Noop watchdog pretimeout governor"
+        depends on WATCHDOG_CORE
         default WATCHDOG_CORE
         help
           Noop watchdog pretimeout governor, only an informational
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ config WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_GOV_NOOP
 
 config WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_GOV_PANIC
         tristate "Panic watchdog pretimeout governor"
+        depends on WATCHDOG_CORE
         default WATCHDOG_CORE
         help
           Panic watchdog pretimeout governor, on watchdog pretimeout