diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
index 7d5d444964aa..3ad46a90b0fc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ config NF_TABLES_ARP
 endif # NF_TABLES
 
 config NF_FLOW_TABLE_IPV4
-	select NF_FLOW_TABLE
 	tristate "Netfilter flow table IPv4 module"
+	depends on NF_CONNTRACK && NF_TABLES
+	select NF_FLOW_TABLE
 	help
 	  This option adds the flow table IPv4 support.
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
index b6f5edf926d2..4a634b7a2c80 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ endif # NF_TABLES_IPV6
 endif # NF_TABLES
 
 config NF_FLOW_TABLE_IPV6
-	select NF_FLOW_TABLE
 	tristate "Netfilter flow table IPv6 module"
+	depends on NF_CONNTRACK && NF_TABLES
+	select NF_FLOW_TABLE
 	help
 	  This option adds the flow table IPv6 support.
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
index 0ee0fcf3abbf..ea447826e127 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -665,8 +665,9 @@ endif # NF_TABLES_NETDEV
 endif # NF_TABLES
 
 config NF_FLOW_TABLE_INET
-	select NF_FLOW_TABLE
 	tristate "Netfilter flow table mixed IPv4/IPv6 module"
+	depends on NF_FLOW_TABLE_IPV4 && NF_FLOW_TABLE_IPV6
+	select NF_FLOW_TABLE
 	help
           This option adds the flow table mixed IPv4/IPv6 support.
 
@@ -674,6 +675,7 @@ config NF_FLOW_TABLE_INET
 
 config NF_FLOW_TABLE
 	tristate "Netfilter flow table module"
+	depends on NF_CONNTRACK && NF_TABLES
 	help
 	  This option adds the flow table core infrastructure.