diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index a6313a969bc5..971339ecc1a2 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ source "fs/ksmbd/Kconfig"
 
 config SMBFS_COMMON
 	tristate
-	default y if CIFS=y
-	default m if CIFS=m
+	default y if CIFS=y || SMB_SERVER=y
+	default m if CIFS=m || SMB_SERVER=m
 
 source "fs/coda/Kconfig"
 source "fs/afs/Kconfig"