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,