diff --git a/net/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
index aae6c628991d..f1a52ba3e4c5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ tristate "Netfilter NFACCT over NFNETLINK interface"
 	  If this option is enabled, the kernel will include support
 	  for extended accounting via NFNETLINK.
 
-config NETFILTER_NETLINK_CTHELPER
-tristate "Netfilter CTHELPER over NFNETLINK interface"
-	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
-	select NETFILTER_NETLINK
-	help
-	  If this option is enabled, the kernel will include support
-	  for user-space connection tracking helpers via NFNETLINK.
-
 config NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE
 	tristate "Netfilter NFQUEUE over NFNETLINK interface"
 	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
@@ -343,6 +335,18 @@ config NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT
 
 	  If unsure, say `N'.
 
+config NF_CT_NETLINK_HELPER
+	tristate 'Connection tracking helpers in user-space via Netlink'
+	select NETFILTER_NETLINK
+	depends on NF_CT_NETLINK
+	depends on NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE
+	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
+	help
+	  This option enables the user-space connection tracking helpers
+	  infrastructure.
+
+	  If unsure, say `N'.
+
 endif # NF_CONNTRACK
 
 # transparent proxy support
diff --git a/net/netfilter/Makefile b/net/netfilter/Makefile
index 2f3bc0f647ba..7cc20199fe8c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/Makefile
+++ b/net/netfilter/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER) = netfilter.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK) += nfnetlink.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_ACCT) += nfnetlink_acct.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_CTHELPER) += nfnetlink_cthelper.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE) += nfnetlink_queue.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG) += nfnetlink_log.o
 
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NF_CT_PROTO_UDPLITE) += nf_conntrack_proto_udplite.o
 # netlink interface for nf_conntrack
 obj-$(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK) += nf_conntrack_netlink.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT) += nfnetlink_cttimeout.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_HELPER) += nfnetlink_cthelper.o
 
 # connection tracking helpers
 nf_conntrack_h323-objs := nf_conntrack_h323_main.o nf_conntrack_h323_asn1.o