diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index efd35b1b68063570cc1f6f2f0d219902553e8485..208577cc6d4a5841a11c080ed387c210dd90311c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ config X86
 	select CLKEVT_I8253
 	select CLOCKSOURCE_VALIDATE_LAST_CYCLE
 	select CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG
-	select COMPAT_OLD_SIGACTION		if IA32_EMULATION
 	select DCACHE_WORD_ACCESS
 	select EDAC_ATOMIC_SCRUB
 	select EDAC_SUPPORT
@@ -2701,9 +2700,10 @@ source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
 config IA32_EMULATION
 	bool "IA32 Emulation"
 	depends on X86_64
+	select ARCH_WANT_OLD_COMPAT_IPC
 	select BINFMT_ELF
 	select COMPAT_BINFMT_ELF
-	select ARCH_WANT_OLD_COMPAT_IPC
+	select COMPAT_OLD_SIGACTION
 	---help---
 	  Include code to run legacy 32-bit programs under a
 	  64-bit kernel. You should likely turn this on, unless you're