diff --git a/fs/dlm/Kconfig b/fs/dlm/Kconfig
index 2dbb422e8116..1897eb1b4b6a 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/dlm/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 menuconfig DLM
 	tristate "Distributed Lock Manager (DLM)"
 	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && INET
-	depends on SYSFS && (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
-	select CONFIGFS_FS
+	depends on SYSFS && CONFIGFS_FS && (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
 	select IP_SCTP
 	help
 	A general purpose distributed lock manager for kernel or userspace