3 files changed, 3 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/fs/notify/Kconfig b/fs/notify/Kconfig
index 31dac7e3b0f1..dffbb0911d02 100644
--- a/fs/notify/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/notify/Kconfig
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 config FSNOTIFY
-        bool "Filesystem notification backend"
-        default y
-        ---help---
-           fsnotify is a backend for filesystem notification.  fsnotify does
-           not provide any userspace interface but does provide the basis
-           needed for other notification schemes such as dnotify, inotify,
-           and fanotify.
-
-           Say Y here to enable fsnotify suport.
-
-           If unsure, say Y.
+        def_bool n
 
 source "fs/notify/dnotify/Kconfig"
 source "fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig"
diff --git a/fs/notify/dnotify/Kconfig b/fs/notify/dnotify/Kconfig
index 904ff8d5405a..f9c1ca139d8f 100644
--- a/fs/notify/dnotify/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/notify/dnotify/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config DNOTIFY
         bool "Dnotify support"
-        depends on FSNOTIFY
+        select FSNOTIFY
         default y
         help
           Dnotify is a directory-based per-fd file change notification system
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig b/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig
index 5356884289a1..3e56dbffe729 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ config INOTIFY
 
 config INOTIFY_USER
         bool "Inotify support for userspace"
-        depends on FSNOTIFY
+        select FSNOTIFY
         default y
         ---help---
           Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the