diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index ee5115252aac..a5bf65b06c53 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1482,7 +1482,8 @@ config ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT
 	  from the ATAG list and store it at run time into the appended DTB.
 
 choice
-	prompt "Kernel command line type" if ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT
+	prompt "Kernel command line type"
+	depends on ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT
 	default ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT_CMDLINE_FROM_BOOTLOADER
 
 config ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT_CMDLINE_FROM_BOOTLOADER
@@ -1511,7 +1512,8 @@ config CMDLINE
 	  memory size and the root device (e.g., mem=64M root=/dev/nfs).
 
 choice
-	prompt "Kernel command line type" if CMDLINE != ""
+	prompt "Kernel command line type"
+	depends on CMDLINE != ""
 	default CMDLINE_FROM_BOOTLOADER
 
 config CMDLINE_FROM_BOOTLOADER
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 5d91259ee7b5..c87d16b12e9b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -2302,7 +2302,8 @@ config CMDLINE
 	  root device (e.g. root=/dev/nfs).
 
 choice
-	prompt "Kernel command line type" if CMDLINE != ""
+	prompt "Kernel command line type"
+	depends on CMDLINE != ""
 	default CMDLINE_FROM_BOOTLOADER
 	help
 	  Choose how the kernel will handle the provided default kernel
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index f1aa1bf11166..8cbc23f0c1a7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2924,7 +2924,8 @@ config BUILTIN_DTB
 	bool
 
 choice
-	prompt "Kernel appended dtb support" if USE_OF
+	prompt "Kernel appended dtb support"
+	depends on USE_OF
 	default MIPS_NO_APPENDED_DTB
 
 	config MIPS_NO_APPENDED_DTB
@@ -2965,7 +2966,8 @@ choice
 endchoice
 
 choice
-	prompt "Kernel command line type" if !CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
+	prompt "Kernel command line type"
+	depends on !CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
 	default MIPS_CMDLINE_FROM_DTB if USE_OF && !ATH79 && !MACH_INGENIC && \
 					 !MACH_LOONGSON64 && !MIPS_MALTA && \
 					 !CAVIUM_OCTEON_SOC
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index c88c6d46a5bc..68e35b33e123 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -965,7 +965,8 @@ config CMDLINE
 	  most cases you will need to specify the root device here.
 
 choice
-	prompt "Kernel command line type" if CMDLINE != ""
+	prompt "Kernel command line type"
+	depends on CMDLINE != ""
 	default CMDLINE_FROM_BOOTLOADER
 
 config CMDLINE_FROM_BOOTLOADER
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 0525ee2d63c7..48b7faf62d0b 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -914,7 +914,8 @@ config CMDLINE
 	  line here and choose how the kernel should use it later on.
 
 choice
-	prompt "Built-in command line usage" if CMDLINE != ""
+	prompt "Built-in command line usage"
+	depends on CMDLINE != ""
 	default CMDLINE_FALLBACK
 	help
 	  Choose how the kernel will handle the provided built-in command
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/Kconfig b/fs/jffs2/Kconfig
index 7c96bc107218..560187d61562 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/jffs2/Kconfig
@@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ config JFFS2_RUBIN
 	  RUBINMIPS and DYNRUBIN compressors. Say 'N' if unsure.
 
 choice
-	prompt "JFFS2 default compression mode" if JFFS2_COMPRESSION_OPTIONS
+	prompt "JFFS2 default compression mode"
 	default JFFS2_CMODE_PRIORITY
+	depends on JFFS2_COMPRESSION_OPTIONS
 	depends on JFFS2_FS
 	help
 	  You can set here the default compression mode of JFFS2 from