diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 56d3c0dcd2b802f8c5f4a4dd2847c15f8f0ca864..5eaeafd30bdfe2710b7e35f325fee9692b751d44 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ config GENERIC_BUG
 	depends on BUG
 
 config SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION
+	default y if PMAC_APM_EMU
 	bool
 
 config DEFAULT_UIMAGE
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig b/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
index 58926da0ae18c48a977b38fd6d9c67fe879ba805..f44c94abd883f9b8731df64f1e0e37ce39766ee8 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ config PMAC_SMU
 
 config PMAC_APM_EMU
 	tristate "APM emulation"
-	select SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION
 	select APM_EMULATION
 	depends on ADB_PMU && PM