3 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig
index 80502dc6ed66..0b4e22436935 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ config PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD
 
 config FW_LOADER
         tristate "Userspace firmware loading support"
-        select HOTPLUG
+        depends on HOTPLUG
         ---help---
           This option is provided for the case where no in-kernel-tree modules
           require userspace firmware loading support, but a module built outside
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/Kconfig b/drivers/pci/hotplug/Kconfig
index 222a1cc4aa28..e94099c3e82e 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/Kconfig
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ menu "PCI Hotplug Support"
 
 config HOTPLUG_PCI
         tristate "Support for PCI Hotplug (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-        depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
-        select HOTPLUG
+        depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL && HOTPLUG
         ---help---
           Say Y here if you have a motherboard with a PCI Hotplug controller.
           This allows you to add and remove PCI cards while the machine is
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig b/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig
index 61cb4b29f55c..35f88649d3b7 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ menu "PCCARD (PCMCIA/CardBus) support"
 
 config PCCARD
         tristate "PCCard (PCMCIA/CardBus) support"
-        select HOTPLUG
+        depends on HOTPLUG
         ---help---
           Say Y here if you want to attach PCMCIA- or PC-cards to your Linux
           computer.  These are credit-card size devices such as network cards,