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