diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig.debug b/arch/sparc/Kconfig.debug
index 4903b6847e43..37e003665de6 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig.debug
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@ config FRAME_POINTER
 	default y
 
 config HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64
-	depends on HAVE_NMI
 	bool
+	depends on HAVE_NMI
+	select HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64
 	help
 	  Sparc64 hardlockup detector is the last one developed before adding
 	  the common infrastructure for handling hardlockup detectors. It is
 	  always built. It does _not_ use the common command line parameters
 	  and sysctl interface, except for /proc/sys/kernel/nmi_watchdog.
+
+config HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64
+	bool
+	depends on HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64
diff --git a/include/linux/nmi.h b/include/linux/nmi.h
index 63acc6586774..e91a1f803d55 100644
--- a/include/linux/nmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/nmi.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 
 /* Arch specific watchdogs might need to share extra watchdog-related APIs. */
-#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH) || defined(CONFIG_HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64)
+#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH) || defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64)
 #include <asm/nmi.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static inline void hardlockup_detector_disable(void) {}
 #endif
 
 /* Sparc64 has special implemetantion that is always enabled. */
-#if defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR) || defined(CONFIG_HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64)
+#if defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR) || defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64)
 void arch_touch_nmi_watchdog(void);
 #else
 static inline void arch_touch_nmi_watchdog(void) { }
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 010fcc3ac141..be38276a365f 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(watchdog_mutex);
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR) || defined(CONFIG_HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64)
+#if defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR) || defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64)
 # define WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_DEFAULT	1
 #else
 # define WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_DEFAULT	0
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index e94664339e28..f285e9cf967a 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ config HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_BUDDY
 #
 config HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR
 	bool "Detect Hard Lockups"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && !S390 && !HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64
+	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && !S390 && !HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64
 	depends on HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF || HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_BUDDY || HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH
 	imply HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF
 	imply HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_BUDDY