diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index 9199f53861ca..6ae4269118af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -102,9 +102,8 @@ config DRM_DEBUG_DP_MST_TOPOLOGY_REFS
 
 config DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION
 	bool "Enable legacy fbdev support for your modesetting driver"
-	depends on DRM
-	depends on FB=y || FB=DRM
-	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	depends on DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	depends on FB=y || FB=DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT